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CarsLore / Mercedes-Benz / 300 / 1985

1985 Mercedes-Benz 300

5 owner complaints — #11 of 19 300 model years. 0 recalls, 1 service bulletin.

5complaints · 0 crashes, 0 fires
0recalls
1manufacturer bulletins
140,000 mimedian mileage at failure

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 1985 Mercedes-Benz 300, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

  • Tires3
  • Power train1
  • Structure1

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

Compared with other years

’82’85’88’91’94’97’025’82’85’88’91’94’97’025
198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

New York safety inspections

At its first New York inspection the 1985 Mercedes-Benz 300 failed the safety check 1.25% of the time — 65% more often than the average 1985 passenger car (0.76%). Median odometer at inspection: 175,122 miles.

800first inspections
1.25%failed on safety
175,122 mimedian odometer
0.0%1.0%2.0%’81’83’85’87’89’91’931.3%0.0%1.0%2.0%’81’84’85’87’90’931.3%

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

In the Netherlands

162 first registered in 1985 are on Dutch roads; 80% arrived later as imports.

34.6%had an APK defect recorded since June 2022
67.5%logical odometer history
0.0%with a recall still open

Most common APK defects

Colours

Grey 39%Blue 14%White 12%Green 10%Black 9%Beige 7%

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

In the United Kingdom

95 cars built in 1985 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 240 more were declared off the road (SORN).

95licensed, end of 2025
28%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 New Zealand

2 1985 cars are on the New Zealand register; 100% 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

No recall campaigns cover the 1985 Mercedes-Benz 300.

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 1985 Mercedes-Benz 300: known faults, fixes and updates.

BulletinSummary
52431MODELS WITH DIESEL ENGINES EQUIPPED WITH TRAP OXIDIZERS REPLACEMENT OF THE TRAP OXIDIZER WITH AN OXIDATION CATALYST. *TW

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)

NHTSA investigations

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