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2006 Mercedes-Benz Ml350 engine problems

The 2006 Mercedes-Benz Ml350 has 53 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 23% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

53

Engine complaints

23%

Share of year

2

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Ml350 engine complaints by model year53 complaints2003: 6 complaints2004: 5 complaints2005: 6 complaints2006: 53 complaints2007: 12 complaints2008: 4 complaints2010: 5 complaints2011: 6 complaints2012: 23 complaints2013: 12 complaints2014: 17 complaints2015: 12 complaints
Ml350 engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

DRIVING 45MPH APPROACHING A STOP, I HIT THE BRAKES AND THE CAR STARTED TO SLOW. THEN THE CAR LURCHED AND ACCELERATED BY ITS SELF. I PUSHED THE BRAKE HARDER AND TRIED TO PUMP IT BUT NOTHING SLOWED THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES FELT AS IF THEY WERE NOT WORKING AT ALL. VEHICLE CRASHED AT ABOUT 55MPH AND…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · March 23, 2017 · crash

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2006 Mercedes-Benz Ml350 have?

NHTSA has 53 complaints about the 2006 Mercedes-Benz Ml350 engine — 23% 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.