AI DamageMercedes-Benz S65: problems, complaints, bulletins
Summary for the Mercedes-Benz S65 across 1 model years: 3 owner complaints and 0 NHTSA service bulletins, plus repair videos. Pick a year for details.
Model years
| Year | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) | YouTube repair videos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What fails most often
- 1 Equipment 33% of all complaints
- 2 Exterior lighting 33% of all complaints
- 3 Suspension 33% of all complaints
- 4 Visibility 33% of all complaints
- Equipment: 1 complaints (33% of all).
- Exterior lighting: 1 complaints (33% of all).
- Suspension: 1 complaints (33% of all).
- Visibility: 1 complaints (33% of all).
Components owners complain about
| Component | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equipment | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Exterior lighting | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Suspension | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Visibility | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What owners report
Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.
Vehicle erratically adjusts suspension with the left dramatically higher then lower than the right side of the car all while in the middle of traffic. Received message of ABC Chip Malfunction.
The wiring harness inside the headlight assembly cracks causing a short, which in turn causes the headlights to stop working. This happened to us during a long distance trip at night. These headlight are not the type of headlights you can pick up at your local auto parts store and can only be replaced with oem parts.
Tl*- the contact owns a 2007 mercedes benz e-350 and stated that the hands free motor function did not work properly. The contact can't receive incoming calls by pressing on the receiver of the steering wheel. The contact took vehicle to the dealer ,and they didn't have a solution for the failure.
When owners complained
NHTSA complaints by filing year. The peak shows at what age the problems show up most.
What to check before buying
- Exterior lighting. Headlamps, leveling, sensors and mounts after a frontal hit.
- Suspension. Wheel alignment, control arms, subframe, even tire wear.
- Visibility. Wipers, mirrors, defrosters, cracked glass.
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Sources: public NHTSA data (USA): service bulletins and owner complaints; YouTube: links to videos credited to their authors. Complaints are owner statements not verified by NHTSA, and describe defects rather than crash damage. Data updated 2026-11-06.