2015 Mercedes-Benz S550 Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 2%of 41 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2015 Mercedes-Benz S550, 2% of the 41 complaints for this model year. 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.
“New vehicle (from mercedes of encino) was being driven in a test drive. Eb on burbank bl-speed limit 50mph--in center lane of 3 eb- mbz salesman reached across driver and set cruise at 40mph and encouraged driver to test the collision prevention system---traffic ahead was stopped at light---salesman continued to tell driver to not apply brakes--driver did not apply brakes---collision avoidance system failed--seat belt tensioners failed---air bags did not deploy when S550 collided with rear of stopped vehicle (eclass mbz) at approx 40mph. …”
NHTSA complaint #10693683, filed 2015-03Vehicle speed control: other model years
Other parts of the 2015 Mercedes-Benz S550
7 complaintsSeat belts
7 complaintsElectrical system
5 complaintsBody and structure
5 complaintsWheels
5 complaintsAir bags
4 complaintsSteering
4 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
4 complaintsBrakes
3 complaintsEngine
3 complaintsFuel system
3 complaintsTires
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2015 Mercedes-Benz S550
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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