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2008 Mercedes Benz R500

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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1Owner complaints

Model-year median: 2

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

Fuel/propulsion System
1Steering
1Suspension
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 0 of 1 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.

  • Fuel/propulsion System. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Steering. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Suspension. Review the 1 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

Fuel/propulsion System complaints

1 reports
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Mileage unknown · Oct 13, 2015
Fuel/propulsion SystemSteeringSuspension

COOLANT TANK AND PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER LEARNING THAT OIL WAS LEAKING INTO THE TANK. EUROFIX IN NASHVILLE TN STATED ITS GOING TO ALWAYS HAPPEN. I WILL HAVE TO HAVE IT FLUSHED EVERY 3,000 MILES DUE TO THE LEAKAGE IS NON REPAIRABLE. STEERING PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED JUST FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE PART. AM I ABLE TO…

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COOLANT TANK AND PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER LEARNING THAT OIL WAS LEAKING INTO THE TANK. EUROFIX IN NASHVILLE TN STATED ITS GOING TO ALWAYS HAPPEN. I WILL HAVE TO HAVE IT FLUSHED EVERY 3,000 MILES DUE TO THE LEAKAGE IS NON REPAIRABLE. STEERING PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED JUST FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE PART. AM I ABLE TO BE REIMBURSED VIA THE MERCEDES MANUFACTURER? THIS CAR SHOULD BE REPLACED WITH ALL THE ISSUES THAT I'M HAVING WITH A BETTER MODEL.

NHTSA ODI #10781744

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.