Mercedes Benz 240

Owners filed 78 complaints across 5 model years of the Mercedes Benz 240. The 2003 drew the most (27); the 1999 the fewest (1).

Model years5

Complaints78

Recalls0

Fires2

Deaths0

Every Mercedes Benz 240 model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2003	27	1	4	Electrical System	Routine
2002	26	1	5	Electrical System	Routine
2001	22	—	3	Vehicle Speed Control	Routine
1999	1	—	—	Exterior Lighting › Fog Lights	Routine
1995	2	—	—	Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System	Routine

Which Mercedes Benz 240 years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2003 is the weakest year on record, with 27 complaints concentrated in the electrical system.

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.