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Mercedes-Benz 500 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 98 owner complaints across 14 model years of the Mercedes-Benz 500 (1984–2003). The most-complained-about year is 1993.

2
safety recalls, all years
98
owner complaints, all years
1990
year with most recalls
1993
year with most complaints

Pick your Mercedes-Benz 500 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2003 Mercedes-Benz 500011
2000 Mercedes-Benz 50009
1999 Mercedes-Benz 50007
1998 Mercedes-Benz 50002
1997 Mercedes-Benz 50008
1996 Mercedes-Benz 50006
1995 Mercedes-Benz 50008
1994 Mercedes-Benz 50016
1993 Mercedes-Benz 500123
1992 Mercedes-Benz 500115
1991 Mercedes-Benz 50010
1990 Mercedes-Benz 50021
1985 Mercedes-Benz 50001
1984 Mercedes-Benz 50001

What Mercedes-Benz 500 owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 98 complaints with NHTSA. The 1993 model year has the most, with 23.

All Mercedes-Benz 500 recalls (2)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Mercedes-Benz 500, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Visibility

    NHTSA 96V175000 Reported 28,874 vehicles potentially affected MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC.

    If one of the headlamp wiper arms becomes misaligned, the wiper balde can lodge in the groove under the headlamp. If the washers are activated with the wiper blade in the misaligned and lodged position, the washer pump will run continuously expelling all available fluid.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the headlamp washer pump on these vehicles.

    Model years: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994

  2. Tires: sidewall

    NHTSA 90V062000 Reported 278 vehicles potentially affected MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC.

    Left front and left rear tires may have been damaged by a worn chain drive of the conveyor system.

    Remedy: Replace damaged tires with tires of the same brand name.

    Model years: 1990

Other Mercedes-Benz models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.