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Mercedes-Benz 500 Recalls & Problems by Year

Mercedes-Benz 500 safety recalls, owner complaints and crash-test ratings for 12 model years. The 1993 model has the most complaints (23).

Owner complaints by model year
012251990 Mercedes-Benz 500: 1 complaint19901991 Mercedes-Benz 500: 0 complaints1992 Mercedes-Benz 500: 15 complaints19921993 Mercedes-Benz 500: 23 complaints231994 Mercedes-Benz 500: 6 complaints19941995 Mercedes-Benz 500: 8 complaints1996 Mercedes-Benz 500: 6 complaints19961997 Mercedes-Benz 500: 8 complaints1998 Mercedes-Benz 500: 2 complaints19981999 Mercedes-Benz 500: 7 complaints2000 Mercedes-Benz 500: 9 complaints20002003 Mercedes-Benz 500: 11 complaints
Recalls by model year
0121990 Mercedes-Benz 500: 2 recalls19901991 Mercedes-Benz 500: 1 recall1992 Mercedes-Benz 500: 1 recall19921993 Mercedes-Benz 500: 1 recall1994 Mercedes-Benz 500: 1 recall19941995 Mercedes-Benz 500: 0 recalls1996 Mercedes-Benz 500: 0 recalls19961997 Mercedes-Benz 500: 0 recalls1998 Mercedes-Benz 500: 0 recalls19981999 Mercedes-Benz 500: 0 recalls2000 Mercedes-Benz 500: 0 recalls20002003 Mercedes-Benz 500: 0 recalls

The red bar marks the 1993 model, the year owners complained about most. Hover a bar for the exact number; the table below lists every year.

YearRecallsOwner complaintsCrashesSafety rating
2003 Mercedes-Benz 5000111n/a
2000 Mercedes-Benz 500092n/a
1999 Mercedes-Benz 500070n/a
1998 Mercedes-Benz 500020n/a
1997 Mercedes-Benz 500080n/a
1996 Mercedes-Benz 500060n/a
1995 Mercedes-Benz 500082n/a
1994 Mercedes-Benz 500160n/a
1993 Mercedes-Benz 5001230n/a
1992 Mercedes-Benz 5001150n/a
1991 Mercedes-Benz 500100n/a
1990 Mercedes-Benz 500210n/a
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