Complaints by model year
Each bar is one model year. The most recent years are still collecting complaints.
NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026
Year by year
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 14 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections
Most common problems
- Electrical system16
- Vehicle speed control3
- Fuel system, gasoline3
- Visibility2
- Suspension2
- Structure1
- Service brakes, hydraulic1
- Power train1
NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years
In New Zealand
89 220 cars are on the New Zealand register; 40% arrived as used imports.
| Model year | Registered | Sold new in NZ | Used imports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 1993 | 14 | 4 | 10 |
| 1992 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1981 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1972 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 1971 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1970 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 1969 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1968 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1965 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1964 | 14 | 4 | 2 |
| 1963 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 1962 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 1961 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1959 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1957 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1955 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1954 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1953 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0
In the Netherlands
896 220 cars are on Dutch roads; 72% arrived later as imports. Open a year for APK defects, odometer checks and colours.
| First registered | On the road | Median list price |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 35 | — |
| 1978 | 36 | — |
| 1977 | 48 | — |
| 1976 | 20 | — |
| 1973 | 33 | — |
| 1972 | 74 | — |
| 1971 | 56 | — |
| 1970 | 37 | — |
| 1969 | 22 | — |
| 1965 | 83 | — |
| 1964 | 91 | — |
| 1963 | 58 | — |
| 1962 | 45 | — |
| 1961 | 27 | — |
| 1960 | 36 | — |
| 1959 | 57 | — |
| 1958 | 54 | — |
| 1957 | 38 | — |
| 1956 | 24 | — |
| 1952 | 22 | — |
RDW Open Data: registered vehicles (CC0) · list price is the manufacturer's catalogue price when new
In Finland
32 220 cars were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026: 100% petrol, 0% diesel. Mileage is the odometer reading at the last inspection.
| First registered | In use | Average mileage |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 6 | 281,000 km |
| 1965 | 6 | 29,000 km |
| 1964 | 6 | 57,000 km |
| 1962 | 7 | 46,000 km |
| 1952 | 7 | 45,000 km |
Traficom (Finnish Transport and Communications Agency), open data on vehicles in use, 30 Jun 2026 · CC BY 4.0
New registrations in Europe
603 new Mercedes-Benz 220 cars registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland between 2010 and 2019, from the European Environment Agency's CO₂ monitoring of every new car. In 2019 the largest markets were Spain (1).
| Year | New cars | CO₂ g/km |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 163 (NEDC) |
| 2015 | 1 | — |
| 2014 | 8 | — |
| 2013 | 589 | — |
| 2011 | 2 | — |
| 2010 | 2 | — |
Averages are weighted by registrations; CO₂ is the type-approval value (NEDC until the WLTP switch). European Environment Agency, CO₂ emissions from new passenger cars · re-use permitted with acknowledgement