FaultScore

Mercedes Benz S400 problems

Owners have filed 39 complaints about the Mercedes Benz S400 with NHTSA across model years 2010 to 2013. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Every Mercedes Benz S400 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
2013 3 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2012 3 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2011 8 0 0 65,000 Engine & Cooling
2010 25 0 0 65,000 Electrical System

What breaks on a Mercedes Benz S400

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

Electrical System 14 35.9%

Worst in 2010

Engine & Cooling 7 17.9%

Worst in 2010

Fuel & Propulsion 5 12.8%

Worst in 2010

Other & Unspecified 3 7.7%

Worst in 2010

Transmission & Drivetrain 2 5.1%

Worst in 2010

Suspension 2 5.1%

Worst in 2010

Stability & Traction Control 2 5.1%

Worst in 2010

Steering 1 2.6%

Worst in 2010

Acceleration & Cruise Control 1 2.6%

Worst in 2010

Wheels 1 2.6%

Worst in 2011

Equipment & Accessories 1 2.6%

Worst in 2010

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Mercedes Benz S400, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Nov 2013 peak 4 May 2025

Compare the Mercedes Benz S400

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