FaultScore

Mercedes Benz S600 problems

Owners have filed 95 complaints about the Mercedes Benz S600 with NHTSA across model years 1993 to 2007. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Every Mercedes Benz S600 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
2007 9 0 2 35,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
2006 1 0 0 Tires
2005 4 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2004 4 0 1 Engine & Cooling
2003 8 1 0 63,988 Suspension
2002 12 0 1 98,000 Engine & Cooling
2001 44 0 0 69,000 Engine & Cooling
1997 3 0 0 Electrical System
1995 7 0 1 74,000 Electrical System
1994 2 0 2 Engine & Cooling
1993 1 0 0 Steering

What breaks on a Mercedes Benz S600

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

Engine & Cooling 37 38.9%

Worst in 2001

Suspension 20 21.1%

Worst in 2001

Electrical System 17 17.9%

Worst in 2001

Lights 5 5.3%

Worst in 2001

Transmission & Drivetrain 4 4.2%

Worst in 2007

Brakes 3 3.2%

Worst in 2001

Acceleration & Cruise Control 2 2.1%

Worst in 2007

Seats 2 2.1%

Worst in 2007

Steering 1 1.1%

Worst in 1993

Tires 1 1.1%

Worst in 2006

Seat Belts 1 1.1%

Worst in 1995

Stability & Traction Control 1 1.1%

Worst in 1995

Other & Unspecified 1 1.1%

Worst in 2007

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Mercedes Benz S600, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Sep 2005 peak 4 Jul 2024

Compare the Mercedes Benz S600

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