Mercedes-Benz R-Class (2006 – 2013) Review

On 280CDI, temporary loss of power may be due to a failing turbo actuator, requiring a new turbo as a hefty £3,500 fitted. Though, depending on the car's age and history, MB may contribute up to 50% of the cost .

27-8-2011: Problem of premature wear of timing chain sprocket for balancer shaft of M272 and M273 V6 petrol engines. Mercedes Star bulletin about this. Big job. Can cost £4,000.

30-5-2012: 2nd Least Reliable 3-5 year old family car in 2012 analysis of Warranty Direct Claims records on www.reliabilityindex.com

16-4-2013: Strange case of 58k mile 2008 R320CDI starting to run a main crankshaft bearing despite fuel Mercedes service history.

25-4-2016: Report of brake problems with 2011 R350 CDI purchased 7 days previously from London MB dealer. During normal driving, the ABS and ESP inoperative message turned on, then later it lost power upon acceleration, with a strange choking sound as coming from front front left brake. MB Roadside Assistance took it back to the dealer.

11-8-2017: Report of Used Approved Mercedes Benz R350 Cought from a Mercedes dealer in May 2016 suffering a multitude of problems: Steering wheel issues, suspension/spring etc. Most recently, it has been in for repairs for well over a month for faulty air conditioning (new compressor was hard to find and when found failed again because of a blockage in one of the pipes). Owner had extended the warranty (for a cost) so the works were covered and they provided him with a loan car.

1-3-2012. Alerted to Urgent Safety Recall for Mercedes Benz diesels. This relates to a possible diesel fuel leak which may develop at the fuel filter assembly. The dealer will replace the fuel filter.

07/01/2011 R/2010/205 MERCEDES BENZ ML, C, E, S and R class: Fuel may leak. VIN from WDC1641211A626833 to WDD2183232A000277

26/01/2012 R/2011/172 MERCEDES BENZ C Class , CLS Class, E Class, S Class, R Class, G Class, GLK Class and GL class: Fuel may leak. VIN from WDD2210261A374759 to WDD2210262A395344

26/01/2012 R/2011/172 MERCEDES BENZ C Class , CLS Class, E Class, S Class, R Class, G Class, GLK Class and GL class: Fuel may leak. VIN from WDD2040011A512447 to WDD2043032F646730

26/01/2012 R/2011/172 MERCEDES BENZ C Class , CLS Class, E Class, S Class, R Class, G Class, GLK Class and GL class: Fuel may leak. VIN from WDD2073022F076765 to WDD2074232F130985

26/01/2012 R/2011/172 MERCEDES BENZ C Class , CLS Class, E Class, S Class, R Class, G Class, GLK Class and GL class: Fuel may leak. VIN from WDD2210262A395344 to WDD2211262A395416

26/01/2012 R/2011/172 MERCEDES BENZ C Class , CLS Class, E Class, S Class, R Class, G Class, GLK Class and GL class. Fuel may leak. VIN from WDD2183232A000277 to WDD2183232A007825

26/01/2012 R/2011/172 MERCEDES BENZ C Class , CLS Class, E Class, S Class, R Class, G Class, GLK Class and GL class. Fuel may leak. VIN from WDB4633361X187454 to WDD2211262A3954160. Build dates 1/01/2009 to 15/12/2011

26/01/2012R/2011/172 MERCEDES BENZ C Class , CLS Class, E Class, S Class, R Class, G Class, GLK Class and GL class. Fuel may leak. VIN from WDD2120021A328914 to WDD2122242A378084

23-7-2017: MB issued a voluntary recall to apply software upgrades to diesel engines in a bid to cut nitrogen oxide emissions on three million vehicles. All Euro 5 and Euro 6 standard diesel engines registered in Europe between January 2011 and September 2015 are affected. (Only the new two-litre turbodiesel fitted to the latest E-Class saloon and a new V6 turbodiesel in the soon-to-be released S-Class are exempt.) A Mercedes-Benz spokesman said that the “software upgrade” would be carried out by dealerships when customers visited for a service or other maintenance work and would take around an hour to complete. MB “did not expect” the upgrade to have any effect on the performance of Mercedes-Benz vehicles. Many Mercedes-Benz diesel vehicles have already had the update applied after work to apply the changes to compact vehicles and the V-Class MPV got underway in March. It was reported in The Times in July that while Daimler, which manufactures Mercedes-Benz, had not been found to use the same type of software for cheating emissions tests discovered in Volkswagen vehicles in 2015, it is the subject of an investigation by the German authorities into the possible manipulation of exhaust controls in cars with diesel engines.