Mercedes Benz S55

Owners filed 12 complaints across 4 model years of the Mercedes Benz S55. The 2002 drew the most (5); the 2004 the fewest (1).

Model years4

Complaints12

Recalls0

Fires1

Deaths0

Every Mercedes Benz S55 model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2006	2	—	—	Engine	Routine
2004	1	—	—	Suspension	Routine
2003	4	1	—	Suspension	Routine
2002	5	—	—	Engine	Routine

Which Mercedes Benz S55 years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2002 is the weakest year on record, with 5 complaints concentrated in the engine.

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.