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CarsLore / Mercedes-Benz / M-Class / 2004

2004 Mercedes-Benz M-Class

No owner complaints on file. 1 recall, 0 service bulletins.

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

Compared with other years

’98’00’02’04’07’090’98’01’04’080
19981999200020012002200320042006200720082009

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

Fatal crashes in the US

From 2020 to 2023, 4 2004 M-Class vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died; 1 person died inside them. This is a count, not a crash rate: it grows with the number of cars on the road.

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain)

New York safety inspections

At its first New York inspection the 2004 Mercedes-Benz M-Class failed the safety check 2.29% of the time — 4% more often than the average 2004 passenger car (2.21%). Median odometer at inspection: 138,043 miles.

1,660first inspections
2.29%failed on safety
138,043 mimedian odometer
0.0%0.9%1.8%’98’00’02’04’06’08’10’12’14’152.3%0.0%0.9%1.8%’98’01’04’07’10’13’152.3%

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

Engines

The most common engines in 2004 Mercedes-Benz M-Class cars on Dutch roads are the 3.7 petrol (173 kW, 232 hp) and 2.7 diesel (120 kW, 161 hp).

EnginePowerCarsShare
3.7 petrol173 kW 232 hp5351%
2.7 diesel120 kW 161 hp5149%

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

130 first registered in 2004 are on Dutch roads; 31% arrived later as imports. Median list price when new: €74,281.

73.8%had an APK defect recorded since June 2022
89.5%logical odometer history
0.0%with a recall still open

Most common APK defects

Colours

Grey 42%Black 38%Blue 17%

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

In the United Kingdom

816 cars built in 2004 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 1,009 more were declared off the road (SORN).

816licensed, end of 2025
45%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

13 2004 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

08V465000 · Steering17 Sept 2008 · 125,228 vehicles

MERCEDES-BENZ IS RECALLING 125,228 MY 1998-2004 M-CLASS VEHICLES. THE HOSE CLAMP USED TO SECURE THE POWER STEERING FLUID COOLING HOSE TO THE POWER STEERING FLUID COOLER MAY NOT PROVIDE SUFFICIENT CLAMPING FORCE FOR THIS CONNECTION.

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