FaultScore

Worst years for a Mercedes Benz 320

Owners have filed 332 complaints about the Mercedes Benz 320 with NHTSA across model years 1994 to 2002. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Avoid

1994 Mercedes Benz 320

64 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.

Cleanest on record

2001 Mercedes Benz 320

41 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Mercedes Benz 320 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
2002 B 22 0 0 18,750 Electrical System
2001 B 41 1 0 39,000 Electrical System
2000 C 25 3 2 92,000 Brakes
1999 C 45 0 1 50,500 Electrical System
1998 C 54 1 2 100,000 Lights
1997 D 27 3 3 Airbags
1996 B 15 0 1 Electrical System
1995 C 39 7 2 85,000 Electrical System
1994 D 64 2 2 135,203 Electrical System

What breaks on a Mercedes Benz 320

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

Worst in 1994

Worst in 1994

Worst in 1998

Airbags 25 7.5%

Worst in 1995

Steering 19 5.7%

Worst in 1998

Brakes 19 5.7%

Worst in 1998

Lights 19 5.7%

Worst in 1998

Transmission & Drivetrain 17 5.1%

Worst in 1999

Suspension 15 4.5%

Worst in 1997

Body & Structure 11 3.3%

Worst in 1998

Fuel & Propulsion 11 3.3%

Worst in 1998

Seats 11 3.3%

Worst in 1998

Acceleration & Cruise Control 7 2.1%

Worst in 1999

Tires 6 1.8%

Worst in 2002

Exactly what failed on a Mercedes Benz 320

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Front Underhood 23 23.5%
Wiring 17 17.3%
Frontal 11 11.2%
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 8 8.2%
Engine 7 7.1%
Headlights 7 7.1%
Windshield Wiper/Washer 7 7.1%
Automatic Transmission 7 7.1%
Power Window Devices AND Controls 6 6.1%
Gasoline 5 5.1%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Mercedes Benz 320, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Oct 1995 peak 14 May 2014

Compare the Mercedes Benz 320

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