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2022 Mercedes-benz S-class
Solid pick. The public record on this car is clean for its age. Inspect it, then negotiate with confidence.
46 owner complaints · 0 recalls · data verified July 14, 2026 · source: NHTSA
Why buy?
Driver assistance problems dominate (35% of complaints).
Zero recalls, rare for a car this age.
The math, shown
Full methodology →Complaints filed per year
Fading = early teething worked out. Climbing = problems aging in.
How it crashes
NHTSA’s own crash tests, separate from the reliability score above.
NHTSA crash-tested this model year but didn’t publish an overall star rating for it.
Source: nhtsa.gov/ratings. Star ratings compare vehicles within the same class and size, not across every car on the road.
The road ahead
What breaks on a 2022 Mercedes-benz S-class, plotted where owners report it happening.
Also reported (mileage varies): Driver assistance (16) · Electrical system (12) · Brakes (11) · Engine (7)
Mileage medians come from owners who mentioned an odometer reading in their NHTSA complaint, a rough guide, not a schedule.
Driver assistance
35%16 complaints · 8 in the last 2 years
“Was driving the car at 3:00 P.M. and all of a sudden thr dash display when total black out nothing on the display screen. Speed,fuel,turnning singles nothing total bla…”
Electrical system
26%12 complaints · 7 in the last 2 years
“Was driving the car at 3:00 P.M. and all of a sudden thr dash display when total black out nothing on the display screen. Speed,fuel,turnning singles nothing total bla…”
Brakes
24%11 complaints · 6 in the last 2 years
“While driving a 2022 Mercedes-Maybach S680 at approximately 40 to 65 mph, multiple advanced driver assistance and safety systems suddenly became inoperative at the sam…”
Engine
15%7 complaints · 3 in the last 2 years
“Check engine light came on few occasions. Took to the dealer and told it’s just a false alarm no problems. On the night of sept 12th 2024, I’m my way home I lost the a…”
Recalls (0)
No recall campaigns on file for this model year.
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What owners say
Real owners of this exact model-year, shown separately from the NHTSA score. If they disagree, that’s worth knowing.