FaultScore

Worst years for a Mercedes Benz R350

Owners have filed 307 complaints about the Mercedes Benz R350 with NHTSA across model years 2006 to 2012. More of them are about the suspension than anything else.

Avoid

2006 Mercedes Benz R350

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

Cleanest on record

2010 Mercedes Benz R350

14 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Mercedes Benz R350 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
2012 8 0 0 Airbags
2011 C 22 2 0 56,000 Airbags
2010 A 14 0 0 72,000 Airbags
2009 A 19 0 0 51,000 Airbags
2008 A 48 0 0 90,900 Suspension
2007 D 65 3 5 74,205 Suspension
2006 D 131 2 14 80,000 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Mercedes Benz R350

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

Suspension 55 17.9%

Worst in 2006

Engine & Cooling 54 17.6%

Worst in 2006

Airbags 40 13.0%

Worst in 2011

Worst in 2006

Brakes 23 7.5%

Worst in 2007

Transmission & Drivetrain 20 6.5%

Worst in 2006

Seats 20 6.5%

Worst in 2007

Steering 17 5.5%

Worst in 2008

Lights 12 3.9%

Worst in 2006

Other & Unspecified 8 2.6%

Worst in 2006

Fuel & Propulsion 7 2.3%

Worst in 2006

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 5 1.6%

Worst in 2009

Body & Structure 4 1.3%

Worst in 2006

Stability & Traction Control 4 1.3%

Worst in 2006

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Mercedes Benz R350, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Apr 2006 peak 8 Jul 2025

Compare the Mercedes Benz R350

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