M-B 260
Owners filed 2 complaints across 2 model years of the M-B 260. The 1996 drew the most (2); the 1997 the fewest (0).
Model years2
Complaints2
Recalls2
Fires0
Deaths0
Which M-B 260 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 1996 is the weakest year on record, with 2 complaints concentrated in the suspension › front › springs › coil springs. It carries 1 recall.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.