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2016 Mercedes-Benz S550 4MATIC Other or unknown Problems

Complaints
6about this part
Share
55%of 11 total for the year
Median mileage
75miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the other or unknown of the 2016 Mercedes-Benz S550 4MATIC, 55% of the 11 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 75 miles.

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.

“Collision prevention assist plus does not work. It's suppose to work from 4 MPH to 65 MPH.it does not recognize stopped cars or objects in it's path.it's suppose to autonomously apply the brakes to help prevent collisions with other vehicles. It never intervenes.when a car cuts me off or pulls out in front of me or stops in front of me,the safety features do not intervene.I have to brake hard to avoid a collision every time. …”

NHTSA complaint #10820195, filed 2016-01, 45 miles

“From 2014 through 2016 the intelligent drive and the driver assistance package does not work. I keep saying the s550 thinks 200 feet is 90 feet and 100 feet is 30 feet. What I mean to say is the systems think 90 feet distance is 200 feet away and 30 feet is 100 feet away. It does not measure the distance properly. It could be, and most likely, a programing issue. It is the same on all the 2014 through 2016 s550's I have tried. …”

NHTSA complaint #10853154, filed 2016-04, 50 miles

“In 2015 mercedes bought back my 2014 s550 due to the reasons stated here.they also helped me buy a 2016 s,which came in around 12/18/2015 figured the problems would have been fixed by then.mercedes had enough time to fix them if they wanted to since I have been complaining since I first got my 2014.I immediately complained, when my 2016 came in about the same issues as my 2014 head.the distronic plus.you choose the distance you want to keep from the car in front. …”

NHTSA complaint #10819210, filed 2016-01, 30 miles

“2016 mercedes cls550... I bought this car used and I've had it for about 6 months. I've already had a seizure in the car and was found slumped over by florida highway patrol at a dead stop with the car running and the air on and I woke up in the hospital. Something is wrong with the air conditioner causing carbon monoxide poisoning is the only thing that I can put together. The hospital obviously would not think that it was because of my air conditioner. They did a cat scan everything fine . They did a covid test everything and I was cleared and out the door in 5 hours. …”

NHTSA complaint #11366174, filed 2020-10, 34,000 miles

“All the safety complaints in the past two forms happen in all the 2014,2015. And 2016 mercedes s550. The cars are suppose to practically drive themselves. It even has steering assist that keeps the car centered in the lane and will even steer around curves. It is suppose to keep pre set distances from the car in front that you can set between 100 and 200 feet. It is suppose to stop before hitting an object in front of the car. None work. What is going to happen when in 2020 when the car mercedes build will actually drive itself. …”

NHTSA complaint #10820208, filed 2016-01, 100 miles

Related service bulletins

Other or unknown: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2016655%
2015117%

Other parts of the 2016 Mercedes-Benz S550 4MATIC

Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaints
Vehicle speed control
2 complaints
Wheels
2 complaints
Air bags
1 complaints
Brakes
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2016 Mercedes-Benz S550 4MATIC

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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