Total Complaints
10 filings
MERCEDES-BENZ R CLASS · model year
2007 MERCEDES-BENZ R CLASS
10 NHTSA complaints for this specific cohort.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 2007MERCEDES-BENZR CLASS carries 10 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 2 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 2007 R CLASS is electrical system with 2 filings, followed by power train:automatic transmission:control module (tcm/pcm/tecm) (1) and latches/locks/linkages:hatchback/liftgate:lock (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 15 investigation files overlapping the 2007 R CLASS. 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.
10
Complaints
0
Crashes
2
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
Crashes Reported
0 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
Complaints vs. fleet median (215)
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK | 1 |
| AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR | 1 |
| CHILD SEAT | 1 |
| SEATS | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 1 |
Recent Complaints
20111204ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING CAR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STARTED RUNNING VERY ROUGH. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY TOLD ME IT WAS SOME SORT OF BALANCE SHAFT/CAM GEAR PROBLEM. THEY SAID IT WAS A TERRIBLE DESIGN FLAW THAT AFFECTED MANY, MANY CARS. THEY SAID DRIVING IT WAS RISKY. *TR
Mileage: 54,000
20110926FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A BUG BITING MY REAR SIDE, ENDING UP BEING THE SEAT ON FIRE! I HAD TURNED ON THE SEAT WARMER AND NOT EVEN A MINUTE OR TWO LATER, THE WIRE IN THE SEAT WAS ON FIRE WHEN I PULLED OVER AND LEFT A HOLE IN MY SEAT. CAR IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE AND I FEEL AS THOUGH I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS. IT COULD'VE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, HAD I BEEN ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY OR ON A ROAD THAT I COULDN'T PULL OVER ON. CHILDREN IN THE CAR VERY WORRIED. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE, I SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM OF MERCEDES OWNER, ALL HAPPENING ON THE LOWER LEFT SIDE. ANY RECALLS? NOT WEAR AND TEAR! *TR
20110926FireSEATS
WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A BUG BITING MY REAR SIDE, ENDING UP BEING THE SEAT ON FIRE! I HAD TURNED ON THE SEAT WARMER AND NOT EVEN A MINUTE OR TWO LATER, THE WIRE IN THE SEAT WAS ON FIRE WHEN I PULLED OVER AND LEFT A HOLE IN MY SEAT. CAR IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE AND I FEEL AS THOUGH I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS. IT COULD'VE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, HAD I BEEN ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY OR ON A ROAD THAT I COULDN'T PULL OVER ON. CHILDREN IN THE CAR VERY WORRIED. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE, I SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM OF MERCEDES OWNER, ALL HAPPENING ON THE LOWER LEFT SIDE. ANY RECALLS? NOT WEAR AND TEAR! *TR
20110513CHILD SEAT
RADIAN XTSL BY SUNSHINE KIDS....SUPER LATCH MECHANISM COMING LOOSE VERY EASILY BY 2 1/2 YEAR OLD. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2007, MAKE=MERCEDES, MODEL=R CLASS). *TR
20070316POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
A 2 MONTH OLD 2007 MERCEDES R320 CDI REAR TIRE EXPLODES IN PRIVATE DRIVEWAY ON JANUARY 20, 2007 DURING A COLORADO BLIZZARD. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM MERCEDES OF COLORADO SPRINGS. WE HAVE FOUND OUT BY A FORENSIC EXPERT THAT A DEFECT IN THE CAR CAUSED THE EXPLOSION. A DEFECTIVE MERCEDES "4MATIC" SYSTEM CAUSED THE REAR TIRE TO EXPLODE CAUSING $25,000 IN CAR DAMAGE AND $1500 DAMAGE TO HOME. THE MERCEDES DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS OUR FAULT, BUT THE FORENSIC TIRE EXPERT WE HIRED HAS FOUND THAT THE CAR IS DEFECTIVE. PICTURES AND COMPLETE FORENSIC EXPERT REPORT AT: HTTP://WWW.LANDXML.ORG/R320 AND HTTP://WWW.LANDXML.ORG/R320/MERCEDES R320 TIRE EXPLOSION ROBSON FORENSICREPORT.PDF
Mileage: 7,000
20070316ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
A 2 MONTH OLD 2007 MERCEDES R320 CDI REAR TIRE EXPLODES IN PRIVATE DRIVEWAY ON JANUARY 20, 2007 DURING A COLORADO BLIZZARD. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM MERCEDES OF COLORADO SPRINGS. WE HAVE FOUND OUT BY A FORENSIC EXPERT THAT A DEFECT IN THE CAR CAUSED THE EXPLOSION. A DEFECTIVE MERCEDES "4MATIC" SYSTEM CAUSED THE REAR TIRE TO EXPLODE CAUSING $25,000 IN CAR DAMAGE AND $1500 DAMAGE TO HOME. THE MERCEDES DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS OUR FAULT, BUT THE FORENSIC TIRE EXPERT WE HIRED HAS FOUND THAT THE CAR IS DEFECTIVE. PICTURES AND COMPLETE FORENSIC EXPERT REPORT AT: HTTP://WWW.LANDXML.ORG/R320 AND HTTP://WWW.LANDXML.ORG/R320/MERCEDES R320 TIRE EXPLOSION ROBSON FORENSICREPORT.PDF
Mileage: 7,000
20070316LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK
A 2 MONTH OLD 2007 MERCEDES R320 CDI REAR TIRE EXPLODES IN PRIVATE DRIVEWAY ON JANUARY 20, 2007 DURING A COLORADO BLIZZARD. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM MERCEDES OF COLORADO SPRINGS. WE HAVE FOUND OUT BY A FORENSIC EXPERT THAT A DEFECT IN THE CAR CAUSED THE EXPLOSION. A DEFECTIVE MERCEDES "4MATIC" SYSTEM CAUSED THE REAR TIRE TO EXPLODE CAUSING $25,000 IN CAR DAMAGE AND $1500 DAMAGE TO HOME. THE MERCEDES DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS OUR FAULT, BUT THE FORENSIC TIRE EXPERT WE HIRED HAS FOUND THAT THE CAR IS DEFECTIVE. PICTURES AND COMPLETE FORENSIC EXPERT REPORT AT: HTTP://WWW.LANDXML.ORG/R320 AND HTTP://WWW.LANDXML.ORG/R320/MERCEDES R320 TIRE EXPLOSION ROBSON FORENSICREPORT.PDF
Mileage: 7,000
20070316AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
A 2 MONTH OLD 2007 MERCEDES R320 CDI REAR TIRE EXPLODES IN PRIVATE DRIVEWAY ON JANUARY 20, 2007 DURING A COLORADO BLIZZARD. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM MERCEDES OF COLORADO SPRINGS. WE HAVE FOUND OUT BY A FORENSIC EXPERT THAT A DEFECT IN THE CAR CAUSED THE EXPLOSION. A DEFECTIVE MERCEDES "4MATIC" SYSTEM CAUSED THE REAR TIRE TO EXPLODE CAUSING $25,000 IN CAR DAMAGE AND $1500 DAMAGE TO HOME. THE MERCEDES DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS OUR FAULT, BUT THE FORENSIC TIRE EXPERT WE HIRED HAS FOUND THAT THE CAR IS DEFECTIVE. PICTURES AND COMPLETE FORENSIC EXPERT REPORT AT: HTTP://WWW.LANDXML.ORG/R320 AND HTTP://WWW.LANDXML.ORG/R320/MERCEDES R320 TIRE EXPLOSION ROBSON FORENSICREPORT.PDF
Mileage: 7,000
20070316POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
A 2 MONTH OLD 2007 MERCEDES R320 CDI REAR TIRE EXPLODES IN PRIVATE DRIVEWAY ON JANUARY 20, 2007 DURING A COLORADO BLIZZARD. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM MERCEDES OF COLORADO SPRINGS. WE HAVE FOUND OUT BY A FORENSIC EXPERT THAT A DEFECT IN THE CAR CAUSED THE EXPLOSION. A DEFECTIVE MERCEDES "4MATIC" SYSTEM CAUSED THE REAR TIRE TO EXPLODE CAUSING $25,000 IN CAR DAMAGE AND $1500 DAMAGE TO HOME. THE MERCEDES DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS OUR FAULT, BUT THE FORENSIC TIRE EXPERT WE HIRED HAS FOUND THAT THE CAR IS DEFECTIVE. PICTURES AND COMPLETE FORENSIC EXPERT REPORT AT: HTTP://WWW.LANDXML.ORG/R320 AND HTTP://WWW.LANDXML.ORG/R320/MERCEDES R320 TIRE EXPLOSION ROBSON FORENSICREPORT.PDF
Mileage: 7,000
20070316SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR
A 2 MONTH OLD 2007 MERCEDES R320 CDI REAR TIRE EXPLODES IN PRIVATE DRIVEWAY ON JANUARY 20, 2007 DURING A COLORADO BLIZZARD. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM MERCEDES OF COLORADO SPRINGS. WE HAVE FOUND OUT BY A FORENSIC EXPERT THAT A DEFECT IN THE CAR CAUSED THE EXPLOSION. A DEFECTIVE MERCEDES "4MATIC" SYSTEM CAUSED THE REAR TIRE TO EXPLODE CAUSING $25,000 IN CAR DAMAGE AND $1500 DAMAGE TO HOME. THE MERCEDES DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS OUR FAULT, BUT THE FORENSIC TIRE EXPERT WE HIRED HAS FOUND THAT THE CAR IS DEFECTIVE. PICTURES AND COMPLETE FORENSIC EXPERT REPORT AT: HTTP://WWW.LANDXML.ORG/R320 AND HTTP://WWW.LANDXML.ORG/R320/MERCEDES R320 TIRE EXPLOSION ROBSON FORENSICREPORT.PDF
Mileage: 7,000
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many complaints does the 2007 MERCEDES-BENZ R CLASS have?▼
The 2007 MERCEDES-BENZ R CLASS has 10 NHTSA complaints, 0 crashes, 2 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
What are the most common problems with the 2007 MERCEDES-BENZ R CLASS?▼
The most-complained component for the 2007 MERCEDES-BENZ R CLASS is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM with 2 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) and LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK.
Is the 2007 MERCEDES-BENZ R CLASS safe to buy?▼
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?▼
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.
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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.
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