Mercedes-Benz R-Class

Mercedes-Benz Sedan 2006-2013

Verify with official recall databases, service records, a mechanic inspection, and local market data before relying on this summary.

At a glance

Vehicle coverage snapshot

This snapshot uses the current page hierarchy, year-range meta, and vehicle taxonomy only.

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Make
Mercedes-Benz
Model
Mercedes-Benz R-Class
Year range
2006-2013
Generation
2006–2012 · W251
Vehicle taxonomy
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What is on the record for the Mercedes-Benz R-Class

Owner complaints for this model most often concern:

  • Suspension122 (16.8%)
  • Engine108 (14.8%)Official recall records for this system: 4, covering model years 2006–2013.
  • Air bags (restraint system)86 (11.8%)Official recall records for this system: 3, covering model years 2009–2013.

Where a mileage was given (410 reports), it averaged 83,036 miles.

These are counts of records held, not a failure rate: no vehicles-in-service figure exists in this data, so no reliability score can be derived from it.

Explore Mercedes-Benz R-Class problems by model year

Short answer

CarFaultIQ's corrected dataset covers the Mercedes-Benz R-Class for 2006-2013. This page is a structured model hub; issue-specific claims remain evidence-gated.

Key takeaways

  • Supported years: 2006-2013 | Source market coverage: US and Canada | Structured catalogue hub only; no unverified fault claims

Mercedes-Benz R-Class is represented in CarFaultIQ’s corrected vehicle catalogue for 2006-2013, with source coverage for US and Canada.

This catalogue hub is intended to organize verified model-year and configuration data. Recorded fuel categories: Diesel, Premium Gasoline. Recorded electrification categories: not yet summarized. Recorded drivetrain categories: 4WD, 4WD/AWD, RWD.

These fields describe structured dataset coverage only. Reliability, common-problem, recall, complaint, repair-cost and drivability claims should be added only when model-specific evidence has been verified.

Official evidence for this model

Coverage below spans the explicitly mapped model years. Records do not apply to every model year or configuration.

US safety recalls

8 distinct official identifiers · US

Campaigns matched to recorded model years. Only an official VIN check can confirm whether an individual vehicle is affected.

  • 24V298000 — model years 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

    Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2006-2012 ML, GL, and R-Class vehicles. Please refer to MBUSA's recall report for specific vehicle model details. Moisture may accumulate and cause corrosion in the brake booster housing unit, which can result in reduced brake performance or brake…

  • 22V315000 — model years 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

    Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2006-2012 ML-Class, GL-Class, and R-Class vehicles. Please refer to MBUSA's recall report for specific vehicle model details. Moisture may accumulate and cause corrosion in the brake booster housing unit, which can result in reduced brake performance or brake…

  • 16V081000 — model years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

    Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. (MBUSA) is recalling certain model year 2009-2010 ML320 BlueTec 4Matic, GL320 BlueTec 4Matic and R320 CDI 4Matic, 2011 E350 Cabriolet and E550 Cabriolet, 2009-2011 ML350, ML350 4Matic, ML550 4Matic, ML63 AMG, and C63 AMG, 2010-2011 ML450 4Matic Hybrid, E350 Coupe, E350 4Matic,…

Official NHTSA source

Manufacturer communications / TSBs

120 distinct official identifiers · US

Manufacturer service communications are not safety recalls and do not prove that every vehicle has the described condition.

  • 11035005 — model years 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

    Single throttle lift-off clunking noise from the side shaft when moving off (audible at the outboard end). The noise is heard once in each instance when changing direction of travel. Note: Sound file in attachment Cause If the complaint is eliminated by experimentally loosening the…

  • 11031580 — model years 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

    Complaint Headlamp, front fog lamp leaky or fogged. Cause Fogging of the headlamps is a natural phenomenon, which can occur under certain climatic conditions. It does not lead to any technical impairment of the headlamp. If a pressure compensation diaphragm is fitted in the housing…

  • 11029959 — model years 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

    Complaint Headlamp, front fog lamp leaky or fogged Cause Fogging of the headlamps is a natural phenomenon, which can occur under certain climatic conditions. It does not lead to any technical impairment of the headlamp. If a pressure compensation diaphragm is fitted in the housing…

Official NHTSA source

US defect investigations

1 distinct official identifiers · US

An investigation records a regulator review of a suspected defect. It is not automatically a finding or a recall.

  • EA21002 — model years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

    From 2000 through 2017, Takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate ("PSAN") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004L. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant to…

Official NHTSA source

Canadian recalls

10 distinct official identifiers · CA

Canadian-market records remain separate from US campaigns. Confirm applicability with Transport Canada and the manufacturer.

  • 2022237 — model years 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013

    Issue: On certain vehicles, corrosion could cause the brake booster to fail. If this happens, there may be an increase in brake pedal effort and increase the distance needed to stop the vehicle. In rare cases of severe corrosion, the brake booster could separate completely…

  • 2017204 — model years 2013

    On certain vehicles equipped with 6-cylinder diesel engines, the engine control unit may misinterpret a signal in the event of a crash. In the event of a crash, the airbag control unit transmits a signal via the CAN bus network to the engine control unit…

  • 2016158 — model years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013

    Multiple source assertions are retained for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific details.

Official Transport Canada source

US owner complaint reports

270 distinct reports · US

Distinct ODI complaint identifiers, deduplicated across component and product rows. Reports are allegations, not confirmed defects, failure rates or reliability scores.

  • SUSPENSION: 61 reports
  • AIR BAGS: 42 reports
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 34 reports

A report can name several components. Do not add component totals together.

Official NHTSA source

Evidence is served from a locally stored official-source snapshot. No external API is called to render this page. These records do not replace inspection or diagnosis. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.

Used-car checks

No structured used-car checks are verified on this model hub yet.

Recall/safety notes

No hand-written safety notes have been added to this hub. Official recall, bulletin and investigation records held for this vehicle are listed under documented evidence on this page — the absence of a note here does not mean no records exist. Always confirm by VIN.

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