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2016 Mercedes-Benz S550 4MATIC Vehicle speed control Problems

Complaints
2about this part
Share
18%of 11 total for the year
Median mileage
40miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2016 Mercedes-Benz S550 4MATIC, 18% of the 11 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 40 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.

“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

Vehicle speed control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2016218%

Other parts of the 2016 Mercedes-Benz S550 4MATIC

Other or unknown
6 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaintsWheels
2 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsBrakes
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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