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Worst years for a Mercedes Benz 600

Owners have filed 57 complaints about the Mercedes Benz 600 with NHTSA across model years 1992 to 2001. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Avoid

2001 Mercedes Benz 600

16 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly brakes.

Cleanest on record

1994 Mercedes Benz 600

13 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Mercedes Benz 600 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
2001 D 16 6 0 40,433 Brakes
1997 — 2 0 0 — Engine & Cooling
1995 B 10 1 0 101,000 Electrical System
1994 A 13 0 0 79,500 Electrical System
1993 — 7 0 2 99,000 Electrical System
1992 — 9 1 1 — Electrical System

What breaks on a Mercedes Benz 600

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

Electrical System 25 43.9%

Worst in 1992

Engine & Cooling 9 15.8%

Worst in 1995

Transmission & Drivetrain 3 5.3%

Worst in 1993

Brakes 3 5.3%

Worst in 2001

Fuel & Propulsion 3 5.3%

Worst in 1994

Acceleration & Cruise Control 2 3.5%

Worst in 2001

Lights 2 3.5%

Worst in 2001

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 2 3.5%

Worst in 2001

Airbags 1 1.8%

Worst in 1997

Body & Structure 1 1.8%

Worst in 2001

Suspension 1 1.8%

Worst in 2001

Tires 1 1.8%

Worst in 1995

Stability & Traction Control 1 1.8%

Worst in 2001

Doors, Latches & Locks 1 1.8%

Worst in 2001

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Mercedes Benz 600, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Mar 1996 peak 6 May 2014

Compare the Mercedes Benz 600

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

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