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CarsLore / Mercedes-Benz / 190 / 1986

1986 Mercedes-Benz 190

8 owner complaints — #4 of 13 190 model years. 2 recalls, 1 service bulletin.

8complaints · 2 crashes, 0 fires
2recalls
1manufacturer bulletins
—median mileage at failure

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 1986 Mercedes-Benz 190, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

  • Air bags3
  • Service brakes, hydraulic1
  • Suspension1
  • Visibility1
  • Parking brake1
  • Engine and engine cooling1
  • Power train1
  • Structure1

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 3 injuries and 0 deaths reported

Compared with other years

’84’86’88’90’92’95’998’84’86’87’90’93’998
1984198519861987198819891990

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

New York safety inspections

At its first New York inspection the 1986 Mercedes-Benz 190 failed the safety check 1.83% of the time — 140% more often than the average 1986 passenger car (0.76%). Median odometer at inspection: 122,692 miles.

109first inspections
1.83%failed on safety
122,692 mimedian odometer
0.0%0.7%1.4%’85’86’87’90’92’931.8%0.0%0.7%1.4%’85’86’89’92’931.8%

NY DMV Vehicle Inspections (vezn-fmmk), initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count

Engines

The most common engines in 1986 Mercedes-Benz 190 cars on Dutch roads are the 2.0 diesel (53 kW, 71 hp), 2.5 diesel (66 kW, 89 hp) and 2.0 petrol (77 kW, 103 hp), out of 4 versions with at least 20 cars.

EnginePowerCarsShare
2.0 diesel53 kW 71 hp19745%
2.5 diesel66 kW 89 hp16237%
2.0 petrol77 kW 103 hp4711%
2.0 petrol75 kW 101 hp368%

RDW Open Data (CC0): registered passenger cars and their fuel data · engine size rounded to 0.1 litre, net maximum power · versions with at least 20 cars

In the Netherlands

491 first registered in 1986 are on Dutch roads; 79% arrived later as imports. Median list price when new: €24,003.

35.6%had an APK defect recorded since June 2022
72.5%logical odometer history
0.0%with a recall still open

Most common APK defects

Colours

Grey 30%White 25%Blue 13%Green 8%Red 7%Beige 7%

RDW Open Data: registered vehicles and APK defects (CC0) · defect descriptions in the RDW's Dutch wording

In the United Kingdom

34 cars built in 1986 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 288 more were declared off the road (SORN).

34licensed, end of 2025
11%of those still registered are on the road

Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124, year of manufacture) · Open Government Licence v3.0

In Finland

11 of these cars first registered in 1986 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026, with an average of 306,000 km on the odometer at their last inspection.

Traficom (Finnish Transport and Communications Agency), open data on vehicles in use · CC BY 4.0

In New Zealand

6 1986 cars are on the New Zealand register; 67% arrived as used imports, 0% were sold new in New Zealand.

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0

Recalls in Canada

2 Transport Canada recalls for the 1986 Mercedes-Benz 190.

1991118
27 Aug 1991		Brakes
THE PARKING BRAKE LEVER RELEASE KNOB COULD STICK, CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR THE LEVER TO RELEASE UNINTENTIONALLY WITH A CORRESPONDING REDUCTION IN PARKING …
1987050
15 May 1987		Electrical
AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE COULD BLOW A FUSE AND RESULT IN THE FAILURE OF THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS. ALSO, AN ENGAGED CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT BE DISENGAGED AUTOMATICALL…

Transport Canada Vehicle Recalls Database · Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada

Recalls

91V137000 · Parking brake20 Aug 1991 · 96,541 vehicles

THE DESIGN OF THE PARKING BRAKE GRIP MAKES IT POSSIBLE TO DISTORT THE GRIP AND PINCH THE BRAKE RELEASE KNOB. IF THE RELEASE KNOB STICKS IN A PARTIAL ENGAGE/RELEASE POSITION BECAUSE OF THE PINCHED GRIP, IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE LEVER TO RELEASE UNINTENTIONALLY WITH A CORRESPONDING REDUCTION IN PARKING BRAKE FORCE.

87V104000 · Electrical system13 Jul 1987 · 65,196 vehicles

IN CASE OF ELECTRICAL FAILURE WHICH BLOWS FUSE NO. 9, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WILL NOT OPERATE.

Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words

Service bulletins

What Mercedes-Benz told its dealers about the 1986 Mercedes-Benz 190: known faults, fixes and updates.

BulletinSummary
601449UPDATED INFORMATION TO REFLECT ADDITON OF APPROVED TIRES. *YC

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)

NHTSA investigations

EA90040 · Parking brakeopened 29 Aug 1990 · closed 30 Aug 1991

PARKING BRAKE LEVERS

DP90009 · Parking brakeopened 9 May 1990 · closed 30 Aug 1990

PARKING BRAKE

EA88034 · Vehicle speed control:linkagesopened 15 Jul 1988 · closed 31 Jul 1990

SUDDEN ACCELERATION

PE88032 · Service brakes, hydraulicopened 10 Mar 1988 · closed 2 May 1988

ABS FAILURES

DP87019 · Vehicle speed control:linkagesopened 22 May 1987 · closed 29 Oct 1987

SUDDEN ACCELERATION

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation