2007 Mercedes-Benz S-Class

Typical pattern

9.4% of complaints about the 2007 Mercedes-Benz S-Class came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2007 vehicle — around the middle of the 268 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 8.2 yr in service. The most-reported system is power train (18 complaints), typically at 6.8 yr or about 64,122 miles.

Covers 2 variants: S550 (83), S600 (9)

Complaints: 96
Median age at failure: 8.2 yr
Median mileage: 68,400 n=68
Crash / fire / tow: 7.3% of reports
Safety recalls: 0

In owners’ own words

Power train mileage not reported 8 mo in service

2007 MERCEDES-BENZ S550V SEAT BELTS KEEP LOCKING AND CAN NOT BE USED. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND RADIO. *NJ THE PASSENGER SEATBELT WOULD LOCK AND COULD NOT BE USED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS STUCK IN PARK, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD MOVE ALL THE TIME NO MATTER IF IT WAS SUNNY OR RAINING. THE DOORS WOULD NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. AFTER THE RADIO WAS TURNED OFF, STATIC NOISE WAS HEARD. THE STEERING CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. *JB

Power train 14,000 mi 2.6 yr in service

WITHOUT ANY APPARENT REASON THE ENGINE STALLED, TRANSMISSION APPEAR NOT TO BE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. CAR RETURN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY AFTER BEING PARKED FOR 2 OR 3 HOURS. TODAY 4/20/2009 CAR APPEAR TO BE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM, PLEASE NOTICE THAT DASHBOARD INDICATOR IS ALERTING OF ANY MALFUNCTIONING. *TR

Power train 50,000 mi 3.0 yr in service

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCEDES S550. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH HE HEARD A RATTLING NOISE FROM THE FRONT-END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND A REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THE THERE WAS NO RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,000. UPDATED 3/24/10 *CN THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 06/14/10.*JB

Other S-Class model years

How to read this

This is what owners reported, not a reliability rating. People file with NHTSA about alarming failures, not routine ones, and complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold.
Failure ages come from the incident date on each complaint, populated on about 83% of records. Mileage is shown where reported — NHTSA’s 2021 system change cut mileage capture to roughly 15%, so it thins out sharply after MY2020.
Every rank compares this vehicle only against others of the same model year. A 2025 car has not had time to accumulate five-year failures, so comparing early-failure share across years is meaningless.
Fourteen make-months distorted by media storms and mass recalls — Toyota in February 2010 ran 11× normal volume across 33 models — are excluded.
Recalls are manufacturer actions and authoritative; complaints are not. A recall listed here may already have been performed on any individual car. Check a specific VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2007 Mercedes-Benz S-Class

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

In owners’ own words

Other S-Class model years

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