Total Complaints
11 filings
MERCEDES-BENZ MERCEDES BENZ · model year
11 NHTSA complaints for this specific cohort.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 1995MERCEDES-BENZMERCEDES BENZ carries 11 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 1995 MERCEDES BENZ is latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch with 2 filings, followed by engine and engine cooling:exhaust system (1) and structure:body:door (1). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability.
NHTSA currently has 2 investigation files overlapping the 1995 MERCEDES BENZ. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.
Total Complaints
11 filings
Crashes Reported
0 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | 1 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | 1 |
CONSUMER STATES THAT ALL THE WIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *SLC
SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER WORK INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED.
RUNNING LIGHTS FAILED.
WHEN FOOT IS REMOVED FROM ACCELERATOR PEDAL VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE. *SD
DOOR LOCK DESIGN INADEQUATE FOR CAR, DOORS CAN ONLY BE UNLOCKED BY OPENING A DOOR. *DSH
DOOR LOCK DESIGN INADEQUATE FOR CAR, DOORS CAN ONLY BE UNLOCKED BY OPENING A DOOR. *DSH
EMISSION SYSTEM FAILED.
POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED. *SKD
RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHT BULB FAILED. *SKD
POWER WINDOW FAILURE. *AW
Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.