FaultScore

Worst years for a Mercedes Benz ML350

Owners have filed 603 complaints about the Mercedes Benz ML350 with NHTSA across model years 2010 to 2015. More of them are about the airbags than anything else.

Avoid

2015 Mercedes Benz ML350

78 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.

Cleanest on record

2010 Mercedes Benz ML350

113 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Mercedes Benz ML350 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
2015 D 78 15 0 19,000 Engine & Cooling
2014 D 107 12 2 42,400 Electrical System
2013 C 82 4 3 72,500 Engine & Cooling
2012 C 95 8 1 49,000 Engine & Cooling
2011 D 128 13 4 65,500 Airbags
2010 C 113 8 3 67,000 Airbags

What breaks on a Mercedes Benz ML350

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

Airbags 139 23.1%

Worst in 2010

Engine & Cooling 76 12.6%

Worst in 2012

Worst in 2014

Worst in 2012

Worst in 2014

Brakes 40 6.6%

Worst in 2011

Worst in 2011

Steering 23 3.8%

Worst in 2012

Lights 20 3.3%

Worst in 2012

Seat Belts 19 3.2%

Worst in 2010

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 17 2.8%

Worst in 2014

Body & Structure 16 2.7%

Worst in 2014

Acceleration & Cruise Control 15 2.5%

Worst in 2013

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 10 1.7%

Worst in 2013

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Mercedes Benz ML350, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Apr 2012 peak 29 Jul 2026

Mercedes Benz ML350 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 ML350

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