Model year record
1998 MERCEDES BENZ 320
No recall campaigns on file for this model year. 54 owner complaints on file.
Recalls
No recall campaigns on file for this model year.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
| Component | Complaints | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|
| Visibility: power window devices and controls | 4 | — |
| Power train: automatic transmission | 3 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip | 3 | — |
| Air bags: frontal | 2 | — |
| Exterior lighting: headlights | 2 | 100,000 mi |
| Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump | 2 | — |
| Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly | 2 | — |
| Seats: front assembly: power adjust | 2 | — |
| Steering: hydraulic power assist system | 2 | 89,941 mi |
| Suspension: front: springs: coil springs | 2 | 109,000 mi |
| Visibility: sun/moon roof assembly | 2 | — |
| Electrical system: wiring: front underhood | 1 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine | 1 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline | 1 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control | 1 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control: catalytic convertor | 1 | — |
| Equipment | 1 | — |
| Exterior lighting | 1 | — |
| Exterior lighting: brake lights | 1 | — |
| Exterior lighting: fog lights | 1 | — |
| Exterior lighting: headlights: concealment devices | 1 | 100,000 mi |
| Exterior lighting: tail lights | 1 | — |
| Exterior lighting: turn signal | 1 | — |
| Exterior lighting: turn signal: flasher unit | 1 | — |
| Fuel system, other: storage: fuel gauge system | 1 | — |
| Latches/locks/linkages: hatchback/liftgate: lock | 1 | — |
| Seats | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc | 1 | — |
| Steering: column locking: anti-theft device | 1 | — |
| Steering: linkages: rod: relay: connecting | 1 | — |
| Steering: linkages: tie rod assembly | 1 | — |
| Structure | 1 | — |
| Structure: body | 1 | — |
| Structure: body: bumpers | 1 | — |
| Suspension: rear: shock absorber | 1 | 92,200 mi |
| Tires | 1 | 185,000 mi |
| Vehicle speed control | 1 | — |
| Visibility: windshield | 1 | — |
The 1997 model has 2 times as many complaints as this one. The 1999 model has roughly the same number of complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
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