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CarsLore / Mercedes-Benz / 420 / 1986

1986 Mercedes-Benz 420

6 owner complaints — #4 of 11 420 model years. 0 recalls, 0 service bulletins.

6complaints · 2 crashes, 0 fires
0recalls
0manufacturer bulletins
—median mileage at failure

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 1986 Mercedes-Benz 420, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

  • Vehicle speed control2
  • Equipment1
  • Tires1
  • Structure1
  • Exterior lighting1
  • Suspension1
  • Fuel system, gasoline1

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

Compared with other years

’86’88’90’94’96’996’86’89’94’976
1986

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

New York safety inspections

At its first New York inspection the 1986 Mercedes-Benz 420 failed the safety check 0.00% of the time — 100% less often than the average 1986 passenger car (0.76%). Median odometer at inspection: 105,335 miles.

135first inspections
0.00%failed on safety
105,335 mimedian odometer
0.0%0.8%1.6%’86’88’90’910.0%0.0%0.8%1.6%’86’89’910.0%

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

Engines

The most common engines in 1986 Mercedes-Benz 420 cars on Dutch roads are the 4.2 petrol (160 kW, 215 hp) and 4.2 petrol (150 kW, 201 hp).

EnginePowerCarsShare
4.2 petrol160 kW 215 hp5366%
4.2 petrol150 kW 201 hp2734%

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

123 first registered in 1986 are on Dutch roads; 95% arrived later as imports.

43.1%had an APK defect recorded since June 2022
26.7%logical odometer history
0.0%with a recall still open

Most common APK defects

Colours

Grey 46%Blue 19%Black 14%Green 6%White 5%Beige 4%

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

In New Zealand

13 1986 cars are on the New Zealand register; 31% arrived as used imports, 54% 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 1986 Mercedes-Benz 420.

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

NHTSA investigations

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

SUDDEN ACCELERATION

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation