FaultScore

Worst years for a Mercedes Benz Metris

Owners have filed 263 complaints about the Mercedes Benz Metris with NHTSA across model years 2015 to 2023. More of them are about the fuel & propulsion than anything else.

Avoid

2016 Mercedes Benz Metris

154 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly fuel & propulsion.

Cleanest on record

2019 Mercedes Benz Metris

10 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Mercedes Benz Metris 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
2023 4 3 0 Airbags
2022 9 1 0 Fuel & Propulsion
2021 2 0 0 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2020 8 0 0 Electrical System
2019 A 10 0 0 Tires
2018 B 38 0 0 23,750 Tires
2017 B 37 0 0 25,000 Tires
2016 D 154 0 2 18,000 Fuel & Propulsion
2015 1 0 0 Other & Unspecified

What breaks on a Mercedes Benz Metris

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

Worst in 2016

Tires 45 17.1%

Worst in 2016

Worst in 2016

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 23 8.7%

Worst in 2016

Engine & Cooling 22 8.4%

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Wheels 21 8.0%

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Steering 20 7.6%

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Electrical System 17 6.5%

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Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 13 4.9%

Worst in 2017

Brakes 7 2.7%

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Airbags 4 1.5%

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Seat Belts 4 1.5%

Worst in 2016

Body & Structure 3 1.1%

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Suspension 3 1.1%

Worst in 2016

Complaints filed over time

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

Apr 2016 peak 12 May 2026

Compare the Mercedes Benz Metris

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