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1994 Mercedes Benz 420

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Limited comparison data

There is not enough comparable history to draw a useful model-year comparison.

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16Owner complaints

Model-year median: 3

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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4
199116
199415
19951
199622
1997
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Electrical System
5Service Brakes, Hydraulic
4Child Seat
3Air Bags
1Engine And Engine Cooling
1
All reported categories
Seats
1Unknown Or Other
1Vehicle Speed Control
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 6 of 16 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 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Child Seat. 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.

2 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

What owners actually said

16 reports
Mileage unknown · Jan 5, 1999
Child Seat

REFER ODI:479198 THERE IS NO WAY TO SAFELY SECURE A CHILD SEAT IN THIS YEAR AND MODEL. *AK

NHTSA ODI #701910

Mileage unknown · Jan 4, 1999
Child Seat

REFER TO NHTSA OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVEST. ODI ID: 479198 CAR SEAT PROBLEM STILL EXIST

NHTSA ODI #701844

Mileage unknown · Jan 3, 1999
Child Seat

THERE IS NO WAY TO SAFELY INSTALL A CHILD SEAT ON THIS YEAR MODEL WITH THE SUPPLIED SEAT BELTS

NHTSA ODI #701805

Mileage unknown · Oct 26, 1995
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING ON TWO OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT LESS THAN 5 MILES, VEHICLE IS ABS SYSTEM. TT

NHTSA ODI #974006

Mileage unknown · Oct 6, 1995
Air BagsCrash

AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHILE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT 30 MPH. TT

NHTSA ODI #973045

Mileage unknown · Jan 9, 1995
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

FRONT BRAKE PADS SQUEAK, CAUSING ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM TO ACTIVATE. *SKD

NHTSA ODI #477769

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.