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2002 Mercedes Benz 240

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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26Owner complaints

Model-year median: 1

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Electrical System
7Fuel System, Gasoline
4Power Train
4Air Bags
3Engine And Engine Cooling
3
All reported categories
Equipment
3Service Brakes, Hydraulic
3Vehicle Speed Control
3Structure
2Visibility
2Back Over Prevention
1Electronic Stability Control
1Exterior Lighting
1Latches/locks/linkages
1Seats
1Suspension
1Unknown Or Other
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 11 of 26 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Electrical System. Review the 7 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Power Train. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

5 crash reports1 fire reports4 injury reports

Equipment complaints

3 reports
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37,000 miles · Jan 8, 2004
Equipment

JACK COLLAPSED THREE TIMES WHILE CHANGING TIRE, CAR ALMOST LANDED ON LEG. *AK

NHTSA ODI #10053665

Mileage unknown · Oct 25, 2002
Air BagsElectronic Stability ControlEquipment

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FROM FIRST GEAR TO SECOND GEAR LATE AT TIMES. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ODI #568048

Mileage unknown · Jun 25, 2002
Equipment

THERE IS AN ERROR MESSAGE !'1 MALFUNCTION!( DISPLAYED AT THE FRONT DIGITAL PANEL AS I CHOSE NOT TO ACTIVE THE !'TELE-AID!( PROGRAM. I WAS NEVER DISCLOSED BY THE MERCEDES DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM. MERCEDES GIVES ONE YEAR FREE OF SERVICE TO ACTIVE FOR THE 1ST YEAR, BUT THE MESSAGE WILL START TO SHOW AGAIN AFTER DE-ACTIVATING IT. TH…

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THERE IS AN ERROR MESSAGE !'1 MALFUNCTION!( DISPLAYED AT THE FRONT DIGITAL PANEL AS I CHOSE NOT TO ACTIVE THE !'TELE-AID!( PROGRAM. I WAS NEVER DISCLOSED BY THE MERCEDES DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM. MERCEDES GIVES ONE YEAR FREE OF SERVICE TO ACTIVE FOR THE 1ST YEAR, BUT THE MESSAGE WILL START TO SHOW AGAIN AFTER DE-ACTIVATING IT. THIS MISLEADING ERROR MESSAGE WOULD SERIOUSLY CAUSE IGNORANCE OF REAL PROBLEMS SUCH FROM ENGINE, MECHANICS OR ELECTRONICS IF THE SERVICE IS DE-ACTIVATED AFTER 1ST YEAR. I CAN FORESEE MY HUGE LIABILITY IN THE FUTURE. I SUGGEST TO DMV TO FORCE MERCEDES TO CAL BACK ALL 2002 MODEL FOR SAFETY REASONS.*AK

NHTSA ODI #763458

Official recalls

0

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NHTSA investigations

0

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