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Mercedes Benz ML320 problems by year

957 complaints across 5 model years, 1998–2002. 2000 draws the most at 258; 2002 the fewest at 139.

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Complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold as much as how reliable they were. A popular model year will always look worse than a rare one. Compare the dominant failure system between years rather than the raw totals.

Every model year

YearComplaintsTop reported systemCrashesFiresDeaths
1998 200 Engine and engine cooling (16.0%) 15 5 0
1999 164 Engine and engine cooling (22.0%) 17 2 0
2000 258most Steering (19.0%) 26 6 0
2001 196 Electronic stability control (ESC) (16.8%) 19 7 0
2002 139 Steering (17.3%) 8 10 0