Mercedes Benz 203

Owners filed 4 complaints across 3 model years of the Mercedes Benz 203. The 2001 drew the most (2); the 2003 the fewest (1).

Model years3

Complaints4

Recalls0

Fires0

Deaths0

Every Mercedes Benz 203 model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2003	1	—	—	Power Train	Routine
2002	1	—	—	Seats	Routine
2001	2	—	—	Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly	Routine

Which Mercedes Benz 203 years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2001 is the weakest year on record, with 2 complaints concentrated in the seat belts › front › buckle assembly.

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.