Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz S-Class

For the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, model years 2000–2027 on this site have 138 matched recalls and 673 matched complaints (recall file dated Oct 23, 2026; complaint file dated Oct 23, 2026). Matched complaint counts run from 1 in 2012 to 81 in 2000. These are raw counts, not rates. EPA rates non-electric configurations 13–26 mpg combined (file dated Sep 29, 2026).

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Mercedes-Benz S-Class by model year puts the same counts in one sortable table.

Model years

One row per model year. Complaint and recall figures are matched raw counts.
Year	Recalls	Complaints	Crash	Fire	Investigations	Stars	Comb mpg
2000	5	81	3	4	3	Pre-2011	17–18
2001	5	36	0	1	1	Pre-2011	16–18
2002	2	48	0	0	1	Pre-2011	16–18
2003	2	28	0	0	1	Pre-2011	14–18
2004	4	15	1	1	1	Pre-2011	13–19
2005	1	2	1	0	0	Pre-2011	13–19
2006	1	32	3	1	0	Pre-2011	13–19
2007	3	66	0	4	0	Pre-2011	13–17
2008	2	24	1	0	0	Pre-2011	13–16
2009	1	2	1	0	0	Pre-2011	13–17
2010	0	34	1	0	0	Pre-2011	13–21
2011	2	19	1	2	0	—	14–21
2012	1	1	1	0	0	—	14–21
2013	0	9	0	1	0	—	14–21
2014	6	25	4	0	1	—	18–20
2015	9	51	6	3	2	—	15–26
2016	7	29	0	0	2	—	15–26
2017	10	20	0	0	2	—	16–26
2018	14	26	2	2	1	—	16–22
2019	13	17	1	1	1	—	16–23
2020	6	9	0	0	2	—	16–23
2021	17	35	2	0	0	—	17–24
2022	10	46	0	1	0	—	15–24
2023	10	10	1	0	0	—	14–23
2024	4	5	0	0	0	—	15–24
2025	3	2	0	0	0	—	15–24
2026	0	1	0	0	0	—	15–23
2027 · no NHTSA name match	0	0	0	0	0	—	14–23

Fuel economy by model year

Combined mpg below is EPA's figure for non-electric configurations in the file dated 2026-09-29. Electric configurations are shown as MPGe when that is the only figure. Annual fuel cost is EPA's published fuelCost08 range for the configurations of that year.

EPA combined fuel economy and annual fuel cost by model year
Year	Comb mpg	MPGe	kWh/100 mi	Range	Annual fuel cost
2000	17–18	—	—	—	$4,550–$4,850
2001	16–18	—	—	—	$4,550–$5,150
2002	16–18	—	—	—	$4,550–$5,150
2003	14–18	—	—	—	$4,550–$5,850
2004	13–19	—	—	—	$4,350–$6,300
2005	13–19	—	—	—	$4,350–$6,300
2006	13–19	—	—	—	$4,350–$6,300
2007	13–17	—	—	—	$4,850–$6,300
2008	13–16	—	—	—	$5,150–$6,300
2009	13–17	—	—	—	$4,850–$6,300
2010	13–21	—	—	—	$3,900–$6,300
2011	14–21	—	—	—	$3,900–$5,850
2012	14–21	—	—	—	$3,900–$5,850
2013	14–21	—	—	—	$3,900–$5,850
2014	18–20	—	—	—	$4,100–$4,550
2015	15–26	—	59	450	$3,150–$5,500
2016	15–26	—	59	450	$3,150–$5,500
2017	16–26	—	59	450	$3,150–$5,150
2018	16–22	—	—	—	$3,750–$5,150
2019	16–23	—	53	510	$3,550–$5,150
2020	16–23	—	53	510	$3,550–$5,150
2021	17–24	—	—	—	$3,400–$4,850
2022	15–24	—	—	—	$3,400–$5,500
2023	14–23	—	51	470	$3,550–$5,850
2024	15–24	—	—	—	$3,400–$5,500
2025	15–24	—	53–67	470	$3,400–$5,500
2026	15–23	—	—	—	$3,550–$5,500
2027	14–23	—	—	—	$3,550–$5,850

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