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2006 Mercedes Benz S350

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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4Owner 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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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Electrical System
1Engine
1Exterior Lighting
1Suspension
1Visibility
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

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What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Electrical System. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Exterior Lighting. 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

Visibility complaints

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6,300 miles · Mar 6, 2007
Visibility

MY SUN-ROOF BURST IN MY 2006 MERCEDES BENZ (S350). THE SUN-ROOF WAS CLOSED. THE CAR WAS NOT HIT BY A ROCK OR ANY OTHER OBJECT. IT JUST EXPLODED. WHEN I LOOKED AT THE GLASS THAT REMAINED IT WAS POINTING UPWARD AS IF SOMETHING ON THE INSIDE OF THE CAR CAUSED IT TO BREAK. I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AT THE TIME WHEN IT BROKE. THERE …

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MY SUN-ROOF BURST IN MY 2006 MERCEDES BENZ (S350). THE SUN-ROOF WAS CLOSED. THE CAR WAS NOT HIT BY A ROCK OR ANY OTHER OBJECT. IT JUST EXPLODED. WHEN I LOOKED AT THE GLASS THAT REMAINED IT WAS POINTING UPWARD AS IF SOMETHING ON THE INSIDE OF THE CAR CAUSED IT TO BREAK. I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AT THE TIME WHEN IT BROKE. THERE WAS ANOTHER PERSON IN THE CAR. *JB

NHTSA ODI #10184289

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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