FaultScore

Mercedes Benz 211 problems

Owners have filed 28 complaints about the Mercedes Benz 211 with NHTSA across model years 2003 to 2005. More of them are about the fuel & propulsion than anything else.

Every Mercedes Benz 211 year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2005 15 3 3 120,000 Brakes
2004 3 0 0 Fuel & Propulsion
2003 10 0 0 89,232 Fuel & Propulsion

What breaks on a Mercedes Benz 211

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Fuel & Propulsion 13 46.4%

Worst in 2005

Brakes 10 35.7%

Worst in 2005

Engine & Cooling 1 3.6%

Worst in 2005

Electrical System 1 3.6%

Worst in 2003

Suspension 1 3.6%

Worst in 2003

Lights 1 3.6%

Worst in 2003

Stability & Traction Control 1 3.6%

Worst in 2005

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Mercedes Benz 211, by the month it reached NHTSA.

May 2012 peak 3 Sep 2018

Compare the Mercedes Benz 211

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.