Reliability & cost of ownership
Mercedes Benz ML550 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Mercedes Benz ML550? 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 ML550 problems by model year
21 recall entries and 0 owner complaints on file across 7 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ML550 | 3 | 0 | No NCAP test | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2013 ML550 | 4 | 0 | No NCAP test | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2012 ML550 | 3 | 0 | No NCAP test | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2011 ML550 | 3 | 0 | No NCAP test | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2010 ML550 | 3 | 0 | No NCAP test | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2009 ML550 | 3 | 0 | No NCAP test | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2008 ML550 | 2 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |