1998 Mercedes Benz Ml320: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 200 complaints
200
Total Complaints
97,615mi
Median Mileage
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
Top Issue
15
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

64,858 25th Percentile
97,615 Median Mileage
131,459 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
11
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
7
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
7
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
7
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
6
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
6
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
6
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
6
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
5
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
5

Severity Assessment

15
Crashes
5
Fires
28
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN A COLLISION."
"DESIGN OF VEHICLES BODY CAUSES STABILITY PROBLEMS."
"WHILE DRIVING AT 50-55 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION THAT RESULTED IN A ROOLOVER. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK"

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 7 complaints
25th: 111,500 mi Median: 128,229 mi 75th: 143,594 mi
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS 7 complaints
25th: 68,858 mi Median: 79,279 mi 75th: 80,114 mi
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE 7 complaints
25th: 48,000 mi Median: 75,000 mi 75th: 85,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 69 MS: 11 NY: 9 GA: 8 FL: 8 MD: 8 TX: 8 VA: 8 NJ: 8 PA: 8

Who Files Complaints?

46.5%
Original Owners
53.5%
Second+ Owners

Mercedes Benz Ml320 — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
199916417
200025826
200119519
20021388
2003312
2007200
2008303
2009420

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