Mercedes Benz 211
Owners filed 25 complaints across 3 model years of the Mercedes Benz 211. The 2005 drew the most (13); the 2004 the fewest (3).
Model years3
Complaints25
Recalls0
Fires1
Deaths0
Which Mercedes Benz 211 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2005 is the weakest year on record, with 13 complaints concentrated in the service brakes.
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.