Mercedes-Benz ownership costs & problem years

Mercedes-Benz models ranked by owner data

19 Mercedes-Benz nameplates carry enough federal data to score: 13 owner complaints and 350 recall campaigns in total. The strongest average across its model years is the AMG C43 at 90/100; the weakest is the CLA at 75/100.

ModelAvg scoreVerdictYears scoredBest yearWorst yearComplaintsRecalls
AMG C4390BUY12025202501
AMG G6589BUY32016201705
S-Class89BUY22011201104
AMG C63 S88BUY22020202117
AMG GT S88BUY22017201645
AMG S6588BUY12016201603
AMG SL4387BUY12024202402
AMG GLC4386BUY22024202526
A-Class85BUY22020201908
GLE85BUY820232020031
AMG GT84BUY12017201715
AMG G6383BUY820172021537
GLC83BUY520242016029
AMG GLE6380BUY420182016026
AMG GLS6380BUY12017201707
C-Class80BUY1120212017066
E-Class80BUY820222014044
AMG C6378BUY720162017056
CLA75BUY12016201608

Average score is the mean across the model years we hold data for. Complaint counts are raw NHTSA totals and rise with how many cars were sold — the score itself corrects for that. Methodology.

Every Mercedes-Benz model we hold data for

Mercedes-Benz A-Class4 model years indexedMercedes-Benz AMG A353 model years indexedMercedes-Benz AMG C439 model years indexedMercedes-Benz AMG C637 model years indexedMercedes-Benz AMG C63 S8 model years indexedMercedes-Benz AMG C63 S E Performance1 model years indexedMercedes-Benz AMG CLA356 model years indexedMercedes-Benz AMG CLA458 model years indexedMercedes-Benz AMG CLA45 S2 model years indexedMercedes-Benz AMG CLE53 Plus2 model years indexedMercedes-Benz AMG CLS53 Plus3 model years indexedMercedes-Benz AMG CLS63 S3 model years indexedMercedes-Benz AMG E432 model years indexedMercedes-Benz AMG E53 Plus5 model years indexedMercedes-Benz AMG E53 Plus Hybrid1 model years indexedMercedes-Benz AMG E631 model years indexedMercedes-Benz AMG E63 S3 model years indexedMercedes-Benz AMG E63 S Plus3 model years indexedMercedes-Benz AMG E63 S Plus SW2 model years indexedMercedes-Benz AMG EQE Plus2 model years indexedMercedes-Benz AMG EQE Plus SUV2 model years indexedMercedes-Benz AMG EQS Plus3 model years indexedMercedes-Benz AMG G 63 Squared1 model years indexedMercedes-Benz AMG G6310 model years indexedMercedes-Benz AMG G63 Squared1 model years indexedMercedes-Benz AMG G653 model years indexedMercedes-Benz AMG GL631 model years indexedMercedes-Benz AMG GLA355 model years indexedMercedes-Benz AMG GLA457 model years indexedMercedes-Benz AMG GLB355 model years indexedMercedes-Benz AMG GLC439 model years indexedMercedes-Benz AMG GLC632 model years indexedMercedes-Benz AMG GLC63 Plus1 model years indexedMercedes-Benz AMG GLC63 S2 model years indexedMercedes-Benz AMG GLC63 S E Performance1 model years indexedMercedes-Benz AMG GLE433 model years indexedMercedes-Benz AMG GLE53 Plus4 model years indexedMercedes-Benz AMG GLE634 model years indexedMercedes-Benz AMG GLE63 S4 model years indexedMercedes-Benz AMG GLE63 S Plus4 model years indexedMercedes-Benz AMG GLS631 model years indexedMercedes-Benz AMG GLS63 Plus4 model years indexedMercedes-Benz AMG GT1 model years indexedMercedes-Benz AMG GT 431 model years indexedMercedes-Benz AMG GT 43 Plus4 model years indexedMercedes-Benz AMG GT 53 Plus4 model years indexedMercedes-Benz AMG GT 55 Plus2 model years indexedMercedes-Benz AMG GT 63 Plus3 model years indexedMercedes-Benz AMG GT 63 S E Performance1 model years indexedMercedes-Benz AMG GT S2 model years indexedMercedes-Benz AMG S632 model years indexedMercedes-Benz AMG S651 model years indexedMercedes-Benz AMG SL431 model years indexedMercedes-Benz AMG SL55 Plus2 model years indexedMercedes-Benz AMG SL631 model years indexedMercedes-Benz AMG SL63 Plus2 model years indexedMercedes-Benz AMG SL651 model years indexedMercedes-Benz AMG SLK551 model years indexedMercedes-Benz B-Class1 model years indexedMercedes-Benz B-Class Drive Electric2 model years indexedMercedes-Benz C-Class15 model years indexedMercedes-Benz C450 AMG1 model years indexedMercedes-Benz C63 AMG5 model years indexedMercedes-Benz C63 AMG Black Series2 model years indexedMercedes-Benz CL5504 model years indexedMercedes-Benz CL6004 model years indexedMercedes-Benz CL63 AMG4 model years indexedMercedes-Benz CL65 AMG4 model years indexedMercedes-Benz CLA4 model years indexedMercedes-Benz CLA45 AMG2 model years indexedMercedes-Benz CLE3001 model years indexedMercedes-Benz CLS5 model years indexedMercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG4 model years indexedMercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG S2 model years indexedMercedes-Benz E-Class12 model years indexedMercedes-Benz E-Class Hybrid3 model years indexedMercedes-Benz E400 station1 model years indexedMercedes-Benz E63 AMG5 model years indexedMercedes-Benz E63 AMG S2 model years indexedMercedes-Benz G55 AMG1 model years indexedMercedes-Benz G5505 model years indexedMercedes-Benz G63 AMG3 model years indexedMercedes-Benz GL4504 model years indexedMercedes-Benz GL5504 model years indexedMercedes-Benz GL63 AMG2 model years indexedMercedes-Benz GLC10 model years indexedMercedes-Benz GLE10 model years indexedMercedes-Benz GLE300 d1 model years indexedMercedes-Benz GLE350 d1 model years indexedMercedes-Benz GLE450 AMG1 model years indexedMercedes-Benz GLK250 Bluetec1 model years indexedMercedes-Benz GLK3503 model years indexedMercedes-Benz ML3503 model years indexedMercedes-Benz ML450 Hybrid1 model years indexedMercedes-Benz ML5503 model years indexedMercedes-Benz ML63 AMG3 model years indexedMercedes-Benz R3502 model years indexedMercedes-Benz S-Class2 model years indexedMercedes-Benz S-Class Hybrid2 model years indexedMercedes-Benz S63 AMG1 model years indexedMercedes-Benz S65 AMG1 model years indexedMercedes-Benz SL1 model years indexedMercedes-Benz SL63 AMG1 model years indexed

Sources: NHTSA complaints and recalls, EPA fuel economy · Methodology · Calculators · Updated 2026-10-04