Mercedes Benz 400
Owners filed 26 complaints across 7 model years of the Mercedes Benz 400. The 1993 drew the most (10); the 1999 the fewest (1).
Model years7
Complaints26
Recalls0
Fires1
Deaths0
Every Mercedes Benz 400 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline | Routine | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline | Routine | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Emission Control › Catalytic Convertor | Routine | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Structure › Body | Routine | |
| 1993 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Electrical System › Wiring | Routine | |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 | — | 1 | Electrical System › Wiring | Routine |
Which Mercedes Benz 400 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 1993 is the weakest year on record, with 10 complaints concentrated in the electrical system › wiring.
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.