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1999 Mercedes-Benz Ml320 engine problems

The 1999 Mercedes-Benz Ml320 has 36 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 22% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

36

Engine complaints

22%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Ml320 engine complaints by model year36 complaints1998: 33 complaints1999: 36 complaints2000: 32 complaints2001: 5 complaints2002: 8 complaints2007: 5 complaints2008: 4 complaints2009: 10 complaints
Ml320 engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

I AND MY 7 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND HER FRIEND WERE ENTERING MY DRIVEWAY ON AUG 14,2006, PAUSED TO OPEN MY GARAGE DOOR FROM THE CAR AND I WAS SLOWLY MOVING IN. ALL OF A SUDDEN CAR WENT OUT OF MY CONTROL IN A FLASH THAT I DID NOT EVEN HAVE TIME TO REACT. IT WENT AND HIT OUR OTHER PARKED CAR IN THE…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · August 14, 2006 · crash

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 1999 Mercedes-Benz Ml320 have?

NHTSA has 36 complaints about the 1999 Mercedes-Benz Ml320 engine — 22% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.