2014 Mercedes-Benz Ml350: Reliability Data

104
Total Complaints
36,000mi
Median Mileage
Electrical System
Top Issue
12
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

21,212 25th Percentile
36,000 Median Mileage
60,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Electrical System
19
Unknown Or Other
17
Engine
16
Fuel/Propulsion System
7
Fuel System, Diesel
4
Power Train
4
Body
4
Steering
4
Blind Spot Detection
4
Air Bags
3

Severity Assessment

12
Crashes
2
Fires
5
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 MERCEDES BENZ ML350. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE MODULE PINS WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NO..."
"2014 MERCEDES-BENZ ML 350 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND ROUGH RUNNING. *MW THE CONSUMER STATED THE DOOR WOULD STICK, THE ELECTRONICS MODULE AND DUEL DOOR CENTRAL LOCK WERE REPLACED. *JB"
"2014 MERCEDES-BENZ ML 350 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND ROUGH RUNNING. *MW THE CONSUMER STATED THE DOOR WOULD STICK, THE ELECTRONICS MODULE AND DUEL DOOR CENTRAL LOCK WERE REPLACED. *JB"

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 19 complaints
25th: 25,712 mi Median: 43,000 mi 75th: 60,000 mi
Unknown Or Other 17 complaints
25th: 18,000 mi Median: 24,750 mi 75th: 43,750 mi
Engine 16 complaints
25th: 12,034 mi Median: 16,000 mi 75th: 20,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 17 FL: 17 PA: 8 AL: 8 TX: 7 NY: 7 IL: 6 GA: 5 VA: 4 WA: 4

Who Files Complaints?

1%
Original Owners
99%
Second+ Owners

Mercedes-Benz Ml350 — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
20101128
201112513
2012918
2013784
20157715

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