2023 Mercedes-Benz S 580 Forward collision avoidance Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 33%of 6 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the forward collision avoidance of the 2023 Mercedes-Benz S 580, 33% of the 6 complaints for this model year.
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.
“The distronic cruise control is so abrupt in its acceleration and declaration that vehicles behind me tend to take evasive action. The car doesn't sense vehicles far enough ahead to take smooth action, resulting in a jarring, favorite, and fearful ride.”
NHTSA complaint #11582941, filed 2024-04“When in eco mode the vehicle will occasionally shut off at a stop light. The vehicle jumps and then all of the warning signals come on followed by the vehicle shutting down. It takes about 20-30 seconds for vehicle to be able to restart again. The dealership had the vehicle for nearly a month and the only solution they came up with was to turn eco mode off every time I start the vehicle. They said their will be a future recall to fix this issue. Also, the vehicle will occasionally move forward on its own and then quickly break. …”
NHTSA complaint #11543229, filed 2023-09Related service bulletins
- 11019782Jun 28, 2025Mercedes-Benz AG, the manufacturer of Mercedes-Benz vehicles, has updated driver assistance system SCN coding available for certain subject vehicles. The updated SCN coding…
- 11018204May 2, 2025Complaint Hand detection system not operating correctly / vehicles with code 266 Fault message in instrument cluster: "Active Emergency Stop Assist not available" "Active Lane…
- 11013996Feb 3, 2025Complaint Hand detection system not operating correctly / vehicles with code 266 Fault message in instrument cluster: "Active Emergency Stop Assist not available" "Active Lane…
Forward collision avoidance: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 33% |
| 2021 | 5 | 15% |
Other parts of the 2023 Mercedes-Benz S 580
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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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