FaultScore

Mercedes Benz S 580 problems

Owners have filed 116 complaints about the Mercedes Benz S 580 with NHTSA across model years 2021 to 2024. More of them are about the driver assist & collision avoidance than anything else.

Every Mercedes Benz S 580 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
2024 7 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2023 9 0 0 Tires
2022 45 0 3 4,000 Engine & Cooling
2021 55 4 0 1,194 Electrical System

What breaks on a Mercedes Benz S 580

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

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 20 17.2%

Worst in 2021

Electrical System 18 15.5%

Worst in 2021

Engine & Cooling 15 12.9%

Worst in 2022

Brakes 10 8.6%

Worst in 2022

Tires 9 7.8%

Worst in 2022

Wheels 9 7.8%

Worst in 2021

Transmission & Drivetrain 7 6.0%

Worst in 2022

Fuel & Propulsion 6 5.2%

Worst in 2021

Suspension 5 4.3%

Worst in 2022

Acceleration & Cruise Control 5 4.3%

Worst in 2021

Other & Unspecified 5 4.3%

Worst in 2021

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 3 2.6%

Worst in 2021

Lights 2 1.7%

Worst in 2021

Body & Structure 1 0.9%

Worst in 2022

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Mercedes Benz S 580, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jul 2021 peak 8 Aug 2026

Compare the Mercedes Benz S 580

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