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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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WDDUG8FB5FA••••••2015 Mercedes-benz S550 4MATIC
This build draws 5.0× more complaints than the average 2015 Mercedes-benz S550 4MATIC build (5 vs 1).
5on this build
6on the model
6builds in total
1involved a crash
Most reportedSeat Belts 2Service Brakes 1Steering 1Tires 1
What owners of this build wrote
Service BrakescrashJul 2016
Stopped in traffic on a slight downgrade for a long period of time. Brake pedal was applied firmly, when the truck in front of me would release the pedal slightly to allow the car to drift forward. After several times there were no breaks and the car drifted into the truck in…
TiresSep 2024
Right front tire 245/45r19b 102.h.m.s I had a major blowout. The sidewall of the tire had a whole the size of a retangular brick. I could have lost control and hurt myself and others. I had my brakes replaced and the tires aligned and balanced a couple of days before. The…
Seat BeltsJul 2023
Driver rear seatbelt is fully extended and won’t retract. A quick google search shows that this is a common problem with this model
SteeringMay 2020
The steering column went bad. It started making noise, but not warning lights came on. If I had continued to drive it, it probably would have crashed. The car only had approximately 22,000 miles on it
Seat BeltsJul 2020
My wife installed a baby car seat in rear passenger seat. When I unbuckle to clean up the seat, seat belts were jammed and locked. I took it to the dealer and they quoted over 1200$ just for seat belt replacement
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN WDDUG8FB5FA092459 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.