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2002 Mercedes Benz 320

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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11Owner complaints

Model-year median: 19

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
3Seats
3Steering
3Engine And Engine Cooling
2Fuel System, Gasoline
2
All reported categories
Structure
2Tires
2Visibility
2Engine
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 7 of 11 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 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Seats. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Steering. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

What owners actually said

11 reports
Mileage unknown · Oct 14, 2002
Electrical System

2ND CAR, SAME COMPLAINTS. FIRST CAR WAS ADDMITTED TO BE A LEMON BY DEALER. THEY GAVE ME A NEW VEHICLE AT THAT TIME. I THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE OK BUT, NEW CAR HAS SAME PROBLEMS. WINDOWS DO NOT STAY UP WHEN YOU PRESS BUTTON FOR THEM TO CLOSE. ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ON BOTH CARS HAVE COMPLETELY FAILED AND TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING …

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2ND CAR, SAME COMPLAINTS. FIRST CAR WAS ADDMITTED TO BE A LEMON BY DEALER. THEY GAVE ME A NEW VEHICLE AT THAT TIME. I THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE OK BUT, NEW CAR HAS SAME PROBLEMS. WINDOWS DO NOT STAY UP WHEN YOU PRESS BUTTON FOR THEM TO CLOSE. ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ON BOTH CARS HAVE COMPLETELY FAILED AND TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING CAR ON FREEWAY. LIGHTS, GAUGES, SIGNALS, EVERYTHING WENT OUT. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!! REPAETED PROBLEMS WITH WINDOWS. HAS BEEN WITNESSED BY TECHNICIANS AND THEY HAVE TRIED TO REPAIR. THE PROBLEMS ARE GETTING WORSE. I TOOK THE FIRST CAR IN 14 TIMES BEFORE THEY DID ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR IN 5 TIMES, HAD ATTORNEY WRITE LETTERS, AND HAVE TOLD MANAGER DWANE SANDERS OF MY PROBLEMS. THEY HAVE YET TO RESPOND TO ANYONE ON MY END OF THINGS. PLEASE HELP ASAP!!! MR

NHTSA ODI #768453

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

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