No recall of the Mercedes-Benz S500 is in the data. Owners filed 1 safety complaints in the 12 months to Sep 2026; electrical system is named most over all years.
Updated Oct 11, 2026 · recalls to Oct 6, 2026
Recalls
0
All model years
Units affected
0
As reported
Overall stars
-
Not rated
Complaints, 12 mo
1
-50.0% vs 12 months before
Do-not-drive
0
None
By model year
Which model years are covered by the most recalls, and which get the most complaints
Owner complaints by model year
Complaints about cars of each model year, all months.
Owner complaints
Safety complaints about the Mercedes-Benz S500, by the month they were received
Complaints per month
1 in the 12 months to Sep 2026.
Components named most
- Electrical system96
- Suspension27
- Interior lighting24
- Exterior lighting21
- Power train16
- Engine12
- Vehicle speed control12
- Complaints
- 176
- Crashes reported
- 7
- Fires reported
- 3
- People injured
- 6
Counts only, as reported by owners and not verified.
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Questions and answers
What do owners complain about most on the Mercedes-Benz S500?
Electrical system: named in 96 of the 176 safety complaints about the Mercedes-Benz S500, then suspension (27). One complaint can name several components.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data, updated daily. Models are written as published, so a few versions of one model can be listed under slightly different names.