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2023 Mercedes-benz Eqs

Solid pick. The public record on this car is clean for its age. Inspect it, then negotiate with confidence.

Recalls, complaint breakdown & inspection checklist, all in a shareable PDF

65 owner complaints · 0 recalls · data verified July 14, 2026 · source: NHTSA

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Why buy?

12 complaints involve a crash, fire, injury or injury. Read them before deciding.

Driver assistance problems dominate (48% of complaints).

Zero recalls, rare for a car this age.

The math, shown

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Complaint volume (40%)72
Severity (30%)46
Recall load (20%)100
Trend (10%)59

Complaints filed per year

Fading = early teething worked out. Climbing = problems aging in.

20222026 YTD

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 2023 Mercedes-benz Eqs, plotted where owners report it happening.

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Also reported (mileage varies): Driver assistance (31) · Electrical system (20) · Brakes (18)

Mileage medians come from owners who mentioned an odometer reading in their NHTSA complaint, a rough guide, not a schedule.

Driver assistance

48%

31 complaints · 11 in the last 2 years

The contact leases a 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQS450. While driving at 35 MPH, the vehicle unexpectedly stopped with no other vehicle or object nearby. The vehicle was taken…

Electrical system

31%

20 complaints · 13 in the last 2 years

While making a left turn at low speed, I applied the brakes, but the vehicle did not respond as expected and instead appeared to drift, surge, or accelerate forward. T…

Brakes

28%

18 complaints · 7 in the last 2 years

Emergency braking system and violent seat belt retraction activated in error with no other vehicle in front of on my car . As I have vertigo and a pacemaker the seat b…

Speed control

6%

4 complaints · 1 in the last 2 years

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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.

The fine print: this verdict is computed from public NHTSA complaint and recall records for the 2023 Mercedes-benz Eqs as a model, not for any individual car. A well-maintained example of an “Avoid” can outlast a neglected “Buy”. Informational only, so always get a professional pre-purchase inspection.