FaultScore

Worst years for a Mercedes Benz A 220

Owners have filed 124 complaints about the Mercedes Benz A 220 with NHTSA across model years 2019 to 2022. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Avoid

2020 Mercedes Benz A 220

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

Cleanest on record

2021 Mercedes Benz A 220

16 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Mercedes Benz A 220 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
2022 7 0 3 Engine & Cooling
2021 B 16 1 0 Electrical System
2020 D 40 2 2 Electrical System
2019 C 61 0 0 6,250 Other & Unspecified

What breaks on a Mercedes Benz A 220

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

Electrical System 24 19.4%

Worst in 2019

Other & Unspecified 22 17.7%

Worst in 2019

Engine & Cooling 19 15.3%

Worst in 2019

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 15 12.1%

Worst in 2019

Fuel & Propulsion 11 8.9%

Worst in 2019

Transmission & Drivetrain 7 5.6%

Worst in 2020

Airbags 6 4.8%

Worst in 2019

Steering 5 4.0%

Worst in 2019

Suspension 5 4.0%

Worst in 2019

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 3 2.4%

Worst in 2019

Brakes 2 1.6%

Worst in 2019

Body & Structure 1 0.8%

Worst in 2020

Acceleration & Cruise Control 1 0.8%

Worst in 2021

Wheels 1 0.8%

Worst in 2019

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Mercedes Benz A 220, by the month it reached NHTSA.

May 2019 peak 12 Jul 2026

Compare the Mercedes Benz A 220

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