2003 Mercedes-Benz Safety Summary

NHTSA safety data for all 2003 Mercedes-Benz models: 6 recalls and 865 owner-reported complaints across 7 models.

Models

7TRACKED

Complaints

865REPORTS

Recalls

6CAMPAIGNS

Rated

0WITH STARS

Key Takeaways

This page keeps the year fixed and compares only Mercedes-Benz models from 2003, which makes it a cleaner research step than a full make hub or a full year hub.
Model rows below are best used to decide which exact vehicle-year page to open next, not as a final safety ranking by themselves.
The heaviest complaint signal in this slice is Mercedes-Benz E-Class, which makes it a strong first click for deeper complaint-pattern review.

Useful Next Steps

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Research Context

The 2003 Mercedes-Benz page sits between the full make hub and the exact vehicle-year pages. It is designed for one question: which Mercedes-Benz models from 2003 deserve a closer look first?

This slice is relatively compact, so the best signal usually comes from combining complaint counts with recall and rating context.

Best Research Moves

Start with the top complaint or recall rows below, then open the exact vehicle-year page before making any judgment.
Compare complaint counts with recall history and crash ratings together, because each signal measures something different.
Once you narrow to one candidate, move from the vehicle-year page into the complaint log, recall details, and VIN recall lookup.

How to Use This 2003 Mercedes-Benz Page

This page compares all indexable 2003 Mercedes-Benz model pages currently in the database. Complaint totals reflect unverified owner reports, recall counts reflect official NHTSA campaigns, and star ratings appear only where NHTSA crash-test coverage exists. The most useful workflow is to use this page to shortlist one or two models, then open the exact vehicle-year page for the real detail.

Star ratings refer to one stored NHTSA configuration per model year, not every version. Open a year page for the exact configuration and NCAP record. They are not a safest-year or reliability ranking. NCAP selection methodology

Complaint data guide Complaints vs. recalls All 2003 vehicles

Model	Complaints	Recalls	Investigations	Stored Configuration Rating
ML-Class	71	3	-	-
CLK-Class	33	3	-	-
E-Class	466	-	-	-
SL-Class	108	-	-	-
C-Class	106	-	-	-
S-Class	74	-	-	-
G-Class	7	-	-	-

Most Recalled 2003 Mercedes-Benz Models

ML-Class3 recalls CLK-Class3 recalls

Most Reported 2003 Mercedes-Benz Models

E-Class466 complaints SL-Class108 complaints C-Class106 complaints

Other Mercedes-Benz Years

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Data sourced from NHTSA public records. Complaint counts are unverified consumer reports. This page includes only indexable 2003 Mercedes-Benz vehicle pages currently available on this site.

Latest vehicle import recorded anywhere on this site: Oct 8, 2026. Individual vehicles and datasets may have older records; this is not this page's update date.