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Mercedes-Benz R350 years to avoid

The Mercedes-Benz R350 years to avoid are 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2009, 2010, 2012 — each drew complaint volumes well above the model's norm or has an open safety investigation.

307

Total complaints

3

Recall campaigns

2006–2012

Years covered

7

Years to avoid

Complaints by model year

Mercedes-Benz R350 NHTSA complaints by model year131 complaints2006: 131 complaints2007: 65 complaints2008: 48 complaints2009: 19 complaints2010: 14 complaints2011: 22 complaints2012: 8 complaints
Mercedes-Benz R350 NHTSA complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

R350 years to avoid

YearWhyComplaints
2006High complaint rate131
2007High complaint rate65
2008High complaint rate48
2011Open safety investigation22
2009Open safety investigation19
2010Open safety investigation14
2012Open safety investigation8

Every R350 year

YearComplaintsRecalls
2012avoid83
2011avoid223
2010avoid143
2009avoid193
2008avoid482
2007avoid652
2006avoid1312

Common questions

What are the worst Mercedes-Benz R350 years?

Based on NHTSA complaint rates and open investigations, the R350 years to avoid are 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2009, 2010, 2012.

How many recalls does the Mercedes-Benz R350 have?

Across all model years, the R350 has 3 distinct NHTSA recall campaigns and 307 consumer complaints on file.

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

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.