2001 Mercedes Benz 240: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 29 complaints
29
Total Complaints
48,541mi
Median Mileage
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Top Issue
4
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

24,750 25th Percentile
48,541 Median Mileage
92,015 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
3
STRUCTURE
3
SUSPENSION
2
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
1
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
1
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
1

Severity Assessment

4
Crashes
0
Fires
2
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THREE EPISODES ON UNINTENDED ACCELERATION FROM A STOP. VEHICLE BEGINS TO STALL AND THEN SUDDENLY ACCELERATES. DEALER STATES PROBLEM ON EARLIER VEHICLES, BUT SOLVED WITH REPLACEMENT FUEL PUMP. I HAVE REPLACEMENT PUMP BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE IN FRONT OF ME ON THESE OCCASIONS...."
"THREE EPISODES ON UNINTENDED ACCELERATION FROM A STOP. VEHICLE BEGINS TO STALL AND THEN SUDDENLY ACCELERATES. DEALER STATES PROBLEM ON EARLIER VEHICLES, BUT SOLVED WITH REPLACEMENT FUEL PUMP. I HAVE REPLACEMENT PUMP BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE IN FRONT OF ME ON THESE OCCASIONS...."
"TELEMETRICS CAN BE USED TO VIOLATE PRIVACY, MANUFACTURER WILL NOT DISCONNECT ANTENNA. *AK"

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