Worst years for a Mercedes Benz S430
Owners have filed 282 complaints about the Mercedes Benz S430 with NHTSA across model years 2000 to 2006. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.
Avoid
2001 Mercedes Benz S430101 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.
Cleanest on record
2004 Mercedes Benz S43028 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Mercedes Benz S430 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.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | C | 18 | 4 | 3 | 112,800 | Electrical System |
| 2005 | C | 19 | 1 | 1 | 100,000 | Electrical System |
| 2004 | B | 28 | 0 | 0 | 74,000 | Electrical System |
| 2003 | B | 39 | 0 | 1 | 93,268 | Electrical System |
| 2002 | B | 42 | 0 | 1 | 111,000 | Electrical System |
| 2001 | D | 101 | 2 | 4 | 88,000 | Electrical System |
| 2000 | B | 35 | 0 | 1 | 95,000 | Electrical System |
What breaks on a Mercedes Benz S430
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
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Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Mercedes Benz S430, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Compare the Mercedes Benz S430
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.