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vehicle
2016 / mercedes-benz / s-class
known issues
5 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-01)
complaints
29 on file (2016-01-09 → 2025-10-14)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
3 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
Panoramic sunroof cracking or shattering while drivingSTRUCTURE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER5 complaints2019-06 → 2022-02s-class-2016-panoramic-sunroof-crack
11221366 TAKATA RECALL. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ON MY WAY TO PHOENIX AZ TO DROP OFF MY MOM AND GRANDMA WHEN SUDDENLY THE SUNROOF EXPLODED. IT SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT. THERE WASN'T ANY TYPE OF OBJECT NEAR ME TO CAUSE IT. IT WAS VERY RANDOM. THIS DISTURBED MY
11349329 HEARD A LOUD BANG WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS UNTIL RETURNING HOME AND LOOKED UP AND SAW THE RIGID CRACK FROM FRONT TO THE BACK ON THE PANORAMIC GLASS. THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF DEBRIS HITTING THE GLASS AS THERE ARE NO CHIPS
Windshield cracking with no point of impactVISIBILITY/WIPER2 complaints2018-02 → 2020-06s-class-2016-windshield-spontaneous-crack
11329575 VEHICLE'S FRONT WINDSHIELD SPONTANEOUSLY CRACKED OVERNIGHT WHILE VEHICLE AS PARKED IN A LOCKED PRIVATE GARAGE. CRACK ORIGINATES AT TOP OF WINDSHIELD FRAME WHERE BODY TORQUES THE GLASS AND CONTINUES THROUGH ADVANCED DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS, ENDING UP IN
11072297 I AM REPLACING THE WINDSHIELD FOR THE 3RD TIME, SMALL STONES CREATING HUGE CRACKS, SEEMS VERY UNUSUAL FOR IT TO HAPPEN SO OFTEN
Wheel rims cracking without impactWHEELS2 complaints2020-11 → 2024-05s-class-2016-wheel-rim-cracking
11589913 I got this certified car from Mercedes Benz dealer. I have driven it sparingly for less than 10K miles without really any hitting any bumps or potholes . After a recent service [XXX] 2024 at a MB dealer, I was told that 2 wheels were cracked 1 front & 1 back
11376131 I HAVE NOW EXPERIENCED CRACKS ON THREE SEPARATE TIRE RIMS. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 41,000 MILES.THE TIRES ARE LOW PROFILE, RUN FLAT TIRES AND THE RIMS APPEAR TO BE ALUMINUM AND FAULTY
11667245 Started car in parking lot and warming light read zero air in right front tire. No prior warning. Checking tire for any road hazard - nails or other potential punctures but none were present but the tire had a hole just below the wheel that had blown out. The
11588467 Staggered tires on this car Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymetric 2 Run flats. Front size - 245/40 R 20/99y, Rear -275/35 R 20/102 These tires cannot take the load of the car . I purchased the vehicle & the same tire (front driver side) has blown & ripped open over a
Power steering deactivating or seizing while drivingSTEERING2 complaints2022-03 → 2025-10s-class-2016-steering-lockout
11693453 The contact owns a 2016 Mercedes-Benz S550. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the power steering failure warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the steering wheel seized. The contact stated that he was lucky to have
11459159 My steering deactivates and totally locks out while driving. I do get warning messages and it comes on when the steering deactivates and then goes out its like intermittent sometimes I wont have steering at all for a few minutes and sometimes it just goes in
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.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2016 Mercedes-Benz S-Class vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2016/mercedes-benz/s-class
@misc{wrenchpro_2016_mercedes_benz_s_class_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2016 Mercedes-Benz S-Class},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2016/mercedes-benz/s-class}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
