2011 Mercedes-Benz R350 Electrical system Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 11%of 18 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 41,683miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the electrical system of the 2011 Mercedes-Benz R350, 11% of the 18 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 41,683 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I pulled into my driveway and under the covered portico and placed my car in park with the engine running and the driver's side door open.I got out of the car and went to check something at my front door which was forward and to the left of the parked car before proceeding to open the gate across our driveway.the gate is at the end of an 11 foot long brick exterior house wall on the left of the driveway.I noticed the car moving and on impulse tried to enter the car to stop it.I got my right leg in the door just before the door hit a concrete planter to the right of the front door and shut on…”
NHTSA complaint #10559859, filed 2014-01, 27,366 milesRelated service bulletins
- 11020872Jul 16, 2025Complaint Commissioning not possible after replacement of TRANSMISSION 722.9 or of electrohydraulic controller unit (EHS) or of repair kit controller unit (VGS). Cause The wrong…
- 11015640Mar 5, 2025Complaint During a phone call, the called party has difficulty understanding/cannot understand the driver, or interference/background noises are audible to the called party…
- 11008091Sep 28, 2024Complaint During a phone call, the called party has difficulty understanding/cannot understand the driver, or interference/background noises are audible to the called party…
- 10248173Dec 11, 2023Mercedes-Benz AG ("MBAG"), the manufacturer of Mercedes-Benz vehicles, has determined that on certain Model Year (âÂÂMYâÂÂ) 2009-2012 GL-Class, ML-Class, R-Class, and…
- 10056472Jun 20, 2014Xentry (mercedes): after engine has started, several issues occurs, an acoustic warning sounds is heard, the instrument cluster displays warning message power steering…
- 10056074Feb 14, 2014Xentry (mercedes): the side markers continuously lights up, due to damaged esd of driver circuitry side marker output.
- 10205233Aug 5, 2013Mobile phone cotacts are not transferred completely.
Electrical system: other model years
Other parts of the 2011 Mercedes-Benz R350
12 complaintsBrakes
3 complaintsEngine
1 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsSeat belts
1 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2011 Mercedes-Benz R350
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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