Reliability & cost of ownership
Mercedes Benz ML Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Mercedes Benz ML? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Mercedes Benz ML problems by model year
7 recall entries and 0 owner complaints on file across 4 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 ML | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2008 ML | 2 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2007 ML | 2 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2006 ML | 2 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |