Mercedes-Benz ML350
Owners filed 953 complaints across 14 model years of the Mercedes-Benz ML350. The 2006 drew the most (172).
Which Mercedes-Benz ML350 years should you avoid?
Going by 953 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the Mercedes-Benz ML350 years to avoid are 2007 and 2006.
- 20074.6× the usual share of fires, crashes and deaths for a car of its age (25 fires, 7 crashes).
- 2006172 complaints, 2.5× a typical ML350 year, most often about the engine.
Better bets: among years old enough for a low count to mean something, the 2015 drew the fewest complaints without an unusual share of serious ones.
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 ML350 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 52 | 5 | — | 10 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2014 | 68 | 4 | 2 | 7 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2013 | 57 | 5 | 3 | 2 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2012 | 65 | 4 | 1 | 5 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2011 | 111 | 3 | 3 | 8 | Air Bags | Do not drive | |
| 2010 | 101 | 3 | 2 | 4 | Air Bags | Do not drive | |
| 2009 | 93 | 3 | 6 | 1 | Air Bags | Do not drive | |
| 2008 | 67 | 2 | 6 | 4 | Steering | Do not drive | |
| 2007Avoid | 83 | 2 | 25 | 7 | Seats | Do not drive | |
| 2006Avoid | 172 | 2 | 19 | 10 | Engine | Do not drive | |
| 2005 | 23 | 0 | 3 | — | Steering | Routine | |
| 2004 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 3 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2003 | 25 | 0 | 4 | — | Steering | Routine | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Child Seat › Harness/Crotch Buckle | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.