2010 Model Year

Mercedes-Benz S-Class

NHTSA Complaints & Reliability Data

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Complaints
33
Recalls
0
Crashes
1
Severe
1

Recent Complaints

Latest owner reports

SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN
Dec 2025

FUALTY DRIVE SHAFT PROBLEM

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Oct 2022

Vehicle garaged in storage for summer. Upon returning strong odor of gasoline was detected. Reluctantly drove to dealership and prognoses was determi...

STEERING,SUSPENSION,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Aug 2022

Airmatic Suspension sprung a leak and could not be driven safely due to the vehicle getting severely low where the tire and rim tucked into the wheel...

Fuel System
May 2022

The contact owns a 2010 Mercedes-Benz S550. The contact stated that after refueling, there was abnormal fuel odor present inside and outside the vehic...

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM Crash
Jul 2021

UPON REFULING MY AUTOMOBILE FULL I COULD SMELL A STRONG ODOR OF GAS FUMES. EARLIER THAT DAY I HAD AN IMPACT OF MY TIRE OVER A CURB. GAS FUMES COULD...

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
Mar 2021

POWER ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT MALFUNCTION. CAR WILL NOT CRANK/ NO START. CAR WAS STATIONARY-PARKED.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
Dec 2020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCEDES-BENZ S550. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON REFUELING THE VEHICLE, A STRONG FUEL ODOR WAS DETECTED IN THE INTERIOR OF...

Electrical System
Nov 2020

THE COMPUTER CONTROL UNIT FOR THE HYBRID MOTOR HAS FAILED ON MY AND MANY S400S. THIS CAUSES CAR TO STALL OUT AT STOPLIGHTS OR WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS...

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
May 2020

STRONG GAS ORDERS FROM INTERIOR AFTER FILL UP. STATIONARY, IN MOTION, STOPPED. TO THE POINT OF NAUSEA AND LIGHT HEADEDNESS. 2011 IS ON RECALL LI...

Electrical System
Apr 2020

FIRST THERE WAS NO POWER TO THE CAR SO WE REPLACED THE BATTERY. THEN THE CAR WAS RUNNING AND SHUT OFF ONE DAY AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS S...

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Summary

The 2010 Mercedes-Benz S-Class has 33 complaints and 0 recalls on record. The most commonly reported issue is Electrical System. 1 crash-related incidents have been reported.

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