FaultScore

Mercedes Benz 400 problems

Owners have filed 28 complaints about the Mercedes Benz 400 with NHTSA across model years 1992 to 2001. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Every Mercedes Benz 400 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.

92 93 95 98 99 00 01
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
2001 3 2 0 Engine & Cooling
2000 2 0 0 Engine & Cooling
1999 1 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
1998 2 0 0 Engine & Cooling
1995 1 0 0 Body & Structure
1993 11 1 1 128,000 Electrical System
1992 8 1 0 Electrical System

What breaks on a Mercedes Benz 400

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

Electrical System 12 42.9%

Worst in 1993

Engine & Cooling 4 14.3%

Worst in 1993

Brakes 3 10.7%

Worst in 1993

Transmission & Drivetrain 2 7.1%

Worst in 1992

Airbags 2 7.1%

Worst in 1992

Acceleration & Cruise Control 2 7.1%

Worst in 1993

Body & Structure 1 3.6%

Worst in 1995

Fuel & Propulsion 1 3.6%

Worst in 2000

Tires 1 3.6%

Worst in 1993

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Mercedes Benz 400, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jan 1995 peak 3 Apr 2010

Compare the Mercedes Benz 400

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