Mercedes Benz R-Class

Owners filed 6 complaints across 2 model years of the Mercedes Benz R-Class. The 2007 drew the most (4); the 2006 the fewest (2).

Model years2

Complaints6

Recalls7

Fires1

Deaths0

Every Mercedes Benz R-Class model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Relative volume	Recalls	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2007	4		3	1	—	Electrical System	Routine
2006	2		4	—	—	Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine	Routine

Which Mercedes Benz R-Class years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2007 is the weakest year on record, with 4 complaints concentrated in the electrical system. It carries 3 recalls.

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.