Worst years for a Mercedes Benz ML320
Owners have filed 1,087 complaints about the Mercedes Benz ML320 with NHTSA across model years 1998 to 2009. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.
Avoid
2000 Mercedes Benz ML320258 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly steering.
Cleanest on record
2009 Mercedes Benz ML32042 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Mercedes Benz ML320 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.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | B | 42 | 0 | 3 | 58,331 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2008 | B | 30 | 3 | 0 | 94,500 | Lights |
| 2007 | B | 20 | 0 | 2 | 43,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2006 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2005 | — | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2003 | C | 31 | 2 | 4 | 70,750 | Steering |
| 2002 | D | 139 | 8 | 10 | 104,000 | Brakes |
| 2001 | D | 196 | 19 | 7 | 92,485 | Brakes |
| 2000 | F | 258 | 26 | 6 | 77,000 | Steering |
| 1999 | D | 164 | 17 | 2 | 71,500 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1998 | D | 200 | 15 | 5 | 97,615 | Engine & Cooling |
What breaks on a Mercedes Benz ML320
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a Mercedes Benz ML320
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Mercedes Benz ML320, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Mercedes Benz ML320 problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Mercedes Benz ML320
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.