FaultScore

Mercedes Benz ML550 problems

Owners have filed 25 complaints about the Mercedes Benz ML550 with NHTSA across model years 2010 to 2014. More of them are about the airbags than anything else.

Every Mercedes Benz ML550 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.

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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
2014 4 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2013 3 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2012 3 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2011 11 0 0 8,000 Lights
2010 4 0 0 Airbags

What breaks on a Mercedes Benz ML550

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

Airbags 6 24.0%

Worst in 2010

Electrical System 4 16.0%

Worst in 2011

Lights 4 16.0%

Worst in 2011

Engine & Cooling 2 8.0%

Worst in 2014

Brakes 2 8.0%

Worst in 2011

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 2 8.0%

Worst in 2011

Transmission & Drivetrain 1 4.0%

Worst in 2013

Steering 1 4.0%

Worst in 2011

Wheels 1 4.0%

Worst in 2011

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 1 4.0%

Worst in 2012

Other & Unspecified 1 4.0%

Worst in 2014

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Mercedes Benz ML550, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Aug 2011 peak 5 Dec 2024

Compare the Mercedes Benz ML550

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