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2022 Mercedes-Benz S 580 4MATIC Forward collision avoidance Problems

Complaints
8about this part
Share
32%of 25 total for the year
Median mileage
8,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 8 complaints about the forward collision avoidance of the 2022 Mercedes-Benz S 580 4MATIC, 32% of the 25 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 8,000 miles. 1 a fire, 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.

“Check engine light came on few occasions. Took to the dealer and told it’s just a false alarm no problems. On the night of sept 12th 2024, I’m my way home I lost the ac cooling all of a sudden. I was only 5 mts from home. Once inside my garage I saw to my horror some smoke coming from under yhe hood. Upon opening saw some charred wires and some wire smoldering and smoke was coming out of it. Scared for my family I parked my car outside overnite and called the dealer. They had the car towed away the next day. …”

NHTSA complaint #11631897, filed 2024-12

“I was going at 70 miles without any car in the front and abruptly the break assistant activate , that happened twice , yesterday and today , and I am scare because instead of prevent an accident it will be causing one”

NHTSA complaint #11484372, filed 2022-09

“On multiple occasions, after the vehicle had been parked and not driven for approximately five days or more, the automatic parking brake locked in place and would not release. I attempted standard methods to disengage the brake, including manual release procedures and lightly rocking the vehicle, without success. The only way to release the brake was to apply significant pressure to the accelerator while in reverse, which caused the brake to suddenly unlock. The first incident occurred while the vehicle was parked in my home garage. At the time, my grandson was playing nearby. …”

NHTSA complaint #11712692, filed 2026-01

“Was driver the car at 35 mph when the automated emergency breaks activated and made the car into a full stop. No cars or anyone was in front of the car. This happed again two days later doing about 30mph with no one around the car. Car had proximity 3000 miles My heads-up display stopped working on the car twice. First time it stopped the dealer had to order a new one and replace it. Same problem happed again after 2 month. Car lock does open when the car is running. I had a dad sitting the car and I came out with the keys with engine was running. …”

NHTSA complaint #11506308, filed 2023-02

“Was driving the car at 3:00 P.M. and all of a sudden thr dash display when total black out nothing on the display screen. Speed,fuel,turnning singles nothing total black out. Took it to the dealership to fix as this can and would be a life threathing at loss of life could and can happen in a traffic sistiution”

NHTSA complaint #11709116, filed 2026-01

Related service bulletins

Forward collision avoidance: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2022832%

Other parts of the 2022 Mercedes-Benz S 580 4MATIC

Brakes
7 complaints
Engine
6 complaints
Electrical system
5 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
4 complaints
Suspension
3 complaints
Tires
3 complaints
Engine cooling
2 complaints
Fuel system
2 complaints
Wheels
2 complaints
Back-over prevention (rear camera)
1 complaints
Other or unknown
1 complaints
Seat belts
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2022 Mercedes-Benz S 580 4MATIC

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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