Mercedes Benz driver assist problems

Owners have filed 824 complaints with NHTSA about the driver-assist systems on Mercedes Benz vehicles — 100% of everything reported about the brand, across 113 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Mercedes Benz Sprinter 2500, worst in 2020.

These are raw counts. A model that sold in millions appears near the top for that reason alone — the grade never compares one model with another.

824

Complaints

100%

Share of all Mercedes Benz complaints

91

Crashes

4

Fires

Which Mercedes Benz models have the most driver assist problems

Sprinter 2500 84 10.2%

Worst in 2020

C 300 56 6.8%

Worst in 2023

GLC 300 55 6.7%

Worst in 2020

GLE 350 45 5.5%

Worst in 2020

GLA 250 30 3.6%

Worst in 2015

E350 25 3.0%

Worst in 2014

Worst Mercedes Benz model years for driver assist problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
2020 Mercedes Benz Sprinter 2500 31 23% 3,400 C
2021 Mercedes Benz Sprinter 2500 24 29% 1,800 C
2022 Mercedes Benz EQS 450 23 49% 17,250 F
2020 Mercedes Benz GLE 350 21 16% 13,500 F
2020 Mercedes Benz GLC 300 16 18% 35,886 F
2022 Mercedes Benz Sprinter 2500 15 23% 6,800 F
2023 Mercedes Benz C 300 14 39% 6,000 F
2023 Mercedes Benz GLC 300 14 14% 12,000 D
2022 Mercedes Benz C 300 13 33% 12,250 F
2015 Mercedes Benz C300 12 2% 32,000 B
2022 Mercedes Benz S 500 12 31% 4,800 D
2020 Mercedes Benz GLS 450 11 17% — F
2022 Mercedes Benz GLB 250 10 40% — F