1995 Mercedes Benz 320: Reliability Data

39
Total Complaints
85,000mi
Median Mileage
Electrical System
Top Issue
7
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

50,000 25th Percentile
85,000 Median Mileage
129,560 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Electrical System
8
Front Underhood
6
Frontal
3
Wiring
2
Air Bags
2
Exterior
1
Exhaust System
1
Vehicle Speed Control
1
Windshield Wiper/Washer
1
Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
1

Severity Assessment

7
Crashes
2
Fires
10
Injuries
6
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"EGG ODOR BEING SMELLED WHILE DRIVING, DEALER SAID ALL 320 MODELS SMELL LIKE THAT. TT CONSUMER STATESVEHICLE HAD THIS PROBLEM FROM THE BEGINNING, CONSUMER WAS TOLD TO BRING VEHICLE IN FOR CORRECTION FOUR TIMES, BUT NOTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT IT, ALSO MIRROR ON RIGHT SIDE DOOR DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A..."
"EGG ODOR BEING SMELLED WHILE DRIVING, DEALER SAID ALL 320 MODELS SMELL LIKE THAT. TT CONSUMER STATESVEHICLE HAD THIS PROBLEM FROM THE BEGINNING, CONSUMER WAS TOLD TO BRING VEHICLE IN FOR CORRECTION FOUR TIMES, BUT NOTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT IT, ALSO MIRROR ON RIGHT SIDE DOOR DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A..."
"TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

Electrical System 8 complaints
25th: 77,000 mi Median: 129,560 mi 75th: 151,000 mi
Front Underhood 6 complaints
Median: 80,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

GA: 6 CA: 5 MD: 3 SC: 3 AL: 3 FL: 3 TX: 3 TN: 3 NJ: 2 VA: 2

Who Files Complaints?

35.9%
Original Owners
64.1%
Second+ Owners

Mercedes Benz 320 — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
1994642
1997273
1998541
1999450
2000253
2001411
2002220

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28