2000 Mercedes Benz 430: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 25 complaints
25
Total Complaints
98,000mi
Median Mileage
INTERIOR LIGHTING
Top Issue
8
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

58,860 25th Percentile
98,000 Median Mileage
127,436 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

INTERIOR LIGHTING
4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
3
AIR BAGS
3
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
2
SUSPENSION
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
1

Severity Assessment

8
Crashes
0
Fires
4
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE "T" BONED MERCEDES BENZ. UPON IMPACT NONE OF 7 AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. INSURANCE ADJUSTER LOOKED AT VEHICLE. THERE WAS 1 INJURY,PASSENGER WAS HOSPITALIZED.*AK *SLC"
"WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE "T" BONED MERCEDES BENZ. UPON IMPACT NONE OF 7 AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. INSURANCE ADJUSTER LOOKED AT VEHICLE. THERE WAS 1 INJURY,PASSENGER WAS HOSPITALIZED.*AK *SLC"
"WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE "T" BONED MERCEDES BENZ. UPON IMPACT NONE OF 7 AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. INSURANCE ADJUSTER LOOKED AT VEHICLE. THERE WAS 1 INJURY,PASSENGER WAS HOSPITALIZED.*AK *SLC"

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

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