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vehicle
2014 / mercedes-benz / s-class
known issues
7 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-07)
complaints
25 on file (2014-03-27 → 2025-10-24)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
7 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
Brake pad corrosion and improper installationSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC2 complaints2016-02 → 2024-08s-class-2014-brake-pad-failure
11608023 The contact owns a 2014 Mercedes-Benz S550. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the contact became aware that the brake pads were corroded. There was no warning light illuminated
10838568 REAR BRAKE PADS INCORRECTLY INSTALLED FROM THE FACTORY. BOTH INSIDE BRAKE PADS WERE INSTALLED ON THE REAR CALIPER FOUND THAT PADS ON THE RIGHT REAR WERE WORN DOWN TO 4-5MM ALSO FOUND THAT RIGHT REAR ROTOR HAS UNEVEN GROOVES FROM BRAKE PADS
Steering system malfunctionsSTEERING3 complaints2016-02 → 2021-11s-class-2014-steering-malfunctions
11102977 ACCORDING TO THE RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 16V899000 AND THE VEHICLE INSPECTION REPORT FROM THE LOCAL MERCEDES DEALERSHIP SHOW AS AN IDENTICAL ISSUE. HOWEVER, MY VEHICLE IS NOT IDENTIFIED AS APART OF THE RECALL
10838560 WHEN MAKING TURNS BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT, THERE IS A MOANING NOISE HEARD. CAUSE: LOWER ENGINE COMPARTMENT CENTER AND REAR, STEEERING COUPLING, RUBBER BELLOWS ON STEERING
11440259 What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? -Steering :Electrical Power Assist , Drive Shaft
Panoramic sunroof shatters while drivingVISIBILITY2 complaints2017-10 → 2020-08s-class-2014-sunroof-shattering
11348455 AT APPROXIMATELY 0030 FRIDAY AUGUST 07, I WAS TRAVELLING 65 MPH NORTH BOUND ON THE CA215/60 FREEWAY, THERE WAS LITTLE TRAFFIC. I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT, THEN A CRINCLING GLASS SOUND AND FINALLY A WHOOSHING OF AIR
11040466 THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 MERCEDES-BENZ S550. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH MERGING ON THE INTERSTATE, THE SUN ROOF SHATTERED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER
Wheel and tire structural failure at speedWHEELS2 complaints2015-08 → 2018-12s-class-2014-wheel-tire-failure
11163871 THIS PAST THURSDAY EVENING (DECEMBER 13, 2018) AROUND 10:00 PM, I WAS DRIVING (WITH MY WIFE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT) DOWN A CURVY STRETCH OF ROAD ON SUNSET BOULEVARD IN BEVERLY HILLS, WHEN I SUDDENLY HEARD A LOUD THUMPING SOUND AND IMMEDIATELY FELT VIOLENT VIBRATIONS
10748674 I HAVE HAD THREE RUN FLAT GOODYEAR TIRES BLOW OUTWARD SIDE WALLS RENDERING THE VEHICLE IN OPERABLE. ALL THREE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS WITHIN NORMAL SPEEDS OF 70 TO 75 MPH
Passenger mirror fails to return from reverse tiltUNKNOWN OR OTHER, VISIBILITY/WIPER2 complaints2015-06 → 2015-07s-class-2014-mirror-tilt-failure
10732993 THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE TILT FUNCTION FEATURE ON THE RIGHT PASSENGER MIRROR FAILED. WHEN FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, THE RIGHT PASSENGER MIRROR TILTED DOWNWARD AND TO THE RIGHT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN REVERSE
10726601 THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 2014. THE VEHICLE HAS A REVERSE TILT FUNCTION FEATURE ON THE RIGHT PASSENGER MIRROR. WHEN FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, THE RIGHT PASSENGER MIRROR TILTS DOWNWARD AND TO THE RIGHT WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PLACED IN REVERSE SO THAT THE DRIVER CAN SEE
Rear seat belt fails to retractSEAT BELTS2 complaints2023-10 → 2025-10s-class-2014-seatbelt-retractor-failure
11695355 We almost got into crash the other day, our 8-year-old kid got our attention that rear seatbelt got very loose and did NOT retract back at all. he almost hit his head
11551449 Rearvpassenger seat just stopped working. Won't retract
Frontal air bags fail to deploy in crashAIR BAGS2 complaints2014-03 → 2019-09s-class-2014-airbag-non-deployment
11257493 THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 MERCEDES-BENZ S550. WHILE THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS IDLING AT A RED LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A STOP SIGN AND T-BONED HIS VEHICLE. NONE OF THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE POLICE WAS PRESENT AND FILED REPORT NUMBER: 190911002273
10575159 I PURCHASED A NEW 2014 MERCEDES S550 AND THE DAY AFTER PURCHASE, THE AIRBAG MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON. I SET UP AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THIS CORRECTED, AND WAS TOLD IT WAS FIXED
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
Cite this
Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.
Wrench.Pro (2026). 2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2014/mercedes-benz/s-class
@misc{wrenchpro_2014_mercedes_benz_s_class_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2014/mercedes-benz/s-class}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
