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CarsLore / Mercedes-Benz / 560 / 1986

1986 Mercedes-Benz 560

8 owner complaints — #2 of 8 560 model years. 0 recalls, 0 service bulletins.

8complaints · 4 crashes, 0 fires
0recalls
0manufacturer bulletins
62,400 mimedian mileage at failure

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 1986 Mercedes-Benz 560, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

  • Service brakes, hydraulic3
  • Vehicle speed control3
  • Engine and engine cooling2
  • Equipment1
  • Power train1
  • Visibility1
  • Suspension1
  • Exterior lighting1

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 2 injuries and 0 deaths reported

Compared with other years

’85’86’87’89’918’85’86’88’918
198619871988

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

New York safety inspections

At its first New York inspection the 1986 Mercedes-Benz 560 failed the safety check 1.03% of the time — 34% more often than the average 1986 passenger car (0.76%). Median odometer at inspection: 86,090 miles.

1,265first inspections
1.03%failed on safety
86,090 mimedian odometer
0.0%0.5%0.9%’86’88’90’911.0%0.0%0.5%0.9%’86’89’911.0%

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

Engines

The most common engines in 1986 Mercedes-Benz 560 cars on Dutch roads are the 5.5 petrol (200 kW, 268 hp), 5.5 petrol (169 kW, 227 hp) and 5.5 petrol (220 kW, 295 hp), out of 5 versions with at least 20 cars.

EnginePowerCarsShare
5.5 petrol200 kW 268 hp6228%
5.5 petrol169 kW 227 hp5525%
5.5 petrol220 kW 295 hp4119%
5.5 petrol178 kW 239 hp3717%
5.5 petrol170 kW 228 hp2511%

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

324 first registered in 1986 are on Dutch roads; 94% arrived later as imports.

38.6%had an APK defect recorded since June 2022
11.6%logical odometer history
0.0%with a recall still open

Most common APK defects

Colours

Grey 29%Black 21%Blue 19%Red 12%White 8%Beige 5%

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

In Finland

13 of these cars first registered in 1986 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026, with an average of 137,000 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

9 1986 cars are on the New Zealand register; 56% arrived as used imports, 22% 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 560.

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

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

ABS FAILURES

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation