Mercedes Benz 208
Owners filed 7 complaints across 3 model years of the Mercedes Benz 208. The 2003 drew the most (4); the 2001 the fewest (1).
Model years3
Complaints7
Recalls0
Fires0
Deaths0
Which Mercedes Benz 208 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2003 is the weakest year on record, with 4 complaints concentrated in the exterior lighting › tail lights.
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.