2004 Mercedes Benz Ml350: Reliability Data

44
Total Complaints
73,000mi
Median Mileage
STEERING
Top Issue
3
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

52,000 25th Percentile
73,000 Median Mileage
100,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STEERING
6
AIR BAGS
5
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
4
SEATS
4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2
SERVICE BRAKES
2
ENGINE
2
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2

Severity Assessment

3
Crashes
3
Fires
3
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"CRACK IN FRON BUMPER WITH NO OTHER DISCERNIBLE DAMAGE. ALL LIGHTS AND CASINGS IN TACT WITH NO MARKINGS TO INDICATE CRASH.*AK"
"NHTSA 04V296000 CONCERNING SBC HYDRAULIC UNIT. AFTER HAVING THE SBC HYDRAULIC UNIT REPLACED THE BRAKES FAILED. *AK *TC"
"WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 MERCEDES BENZ 350 ALONG ROUTE 1 IN NEW JERSEY, WITHOUT HEARING OR FEELING ANYTHING, MY GAS TANK WAS PUNCTURED. WHEN I STOPPED I SAW A PUDDLE UNDER THE CAR AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A STEADY FLOW OF GAS FROM UNDER MY CAR. THE FIRE DEPARATMENT CAME AND THE CAR WAS TOWED AWAY. ..."

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.

STEERING 6 complaints
25th: 68,625 mi Median: 90,000 mi 75th: 97,500 mi
AIR BAGS 5 complaints
25th: 55,000 mi Median: 75,000 mi 75th: 129,251 mi
SEATS 4 complaints
25th: 71,125 mi Median: 86,500 mi 75th: 100,500 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 12 NY: 7 TX: 6 MD: 4 NJ: 3 OH: 2 OR: 2 GA: 2 FL: 1 PA: 1

Who Files Complaints?

27.3%
Original Owners
72.7%
Second+ Owners

Mercedes Benz Ml350 — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
2003310
2005280
200623521
20071138
2008939
20091052

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