Mercedes Benz ML320
Owners filed 742 complaints across 13 model years of the Mercedes Benz ML320. The 2000 drew the most (166).
Which Mercedes Benz ML320 years should you avoid?
No Mercedes Benz ML320 year stands out. Across the 6 model years old enough to judge, none drew twice the complaints of a typical year (about 129), and none shows an unusual share of fires, crashes or deaths for its age.
How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →
Every Mercedes Benz ML320 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2009 | 28 | 3 | 1 | — | Engine | Do not drive | |
| 2008 | 21 | 2 | — | 3 | Exterior Lighting | Do not drive | |
| 2007 | 16 | 2 | 2 | — | Engine and Engine Cooling | Do not drive | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2005 | 5 | 0 | — | 2 | Fuel System, Other | Routine | |
| 2003 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 1 | Seats › Front Assembly › Seat Heater/Cooler | Routine | |
| 2002 | 88 | 1 | 8 | 4 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2001 | 136 | 0 | 7 | 10 | Electronic Stability Control (esc) | Routine | |
| 2000 | 166 | 0 | 6 | 13 | Steering | Routine | |
| 1999 | 125 | 0 | 2 | 14 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Belts and Associated Pulleys | Routine | |
| 1998 | 133 | 0 | 5 | 9 | Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.