Mercedes Benz R500 problems
Owners have filed 42 complaints about the Mercedes Benz R500 with NHTSA across model years 2006 to 2008. More of them are about the transmission & drivetrain than anything else.
Every Mercedes Benz R500 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.
What breaks on a Mercedes Benz R500
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 2006
Worst in 2006
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Worst in 2007
Worst in 2006
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Worst in 2007
Worst in 2006
Worst in 2006
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Mercedes Benz R500, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Compare the Mercedes Benz R500
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.