Mercedes: Last In Reliability Survey

Posted on 11th March, 2007 by Warren M
German Auto Scene

Mercedes-Benz has suffered a blow after an annual reliability study put it last among 36 different brands. The U.S. study was carried out by Consumer Reports magazine.

David Champion of Consumer Reports, commented ‘‘We have seen a fairly rapid decline in reliability for Mercedes over the past five years. To put it in perspective, a 1998 Lexus LS400 would likely have less problems last year than a brand new 2006 ML500.’’

Mercedes spokeswoman Donna Boland strongly disagrees with the survey, stating ‘‘We had some issues a few years back but that’s behind us. There’s been a lot of work behind the scenes these past two years on both sides of the Atlantic to deliver on our commitment to return Mercedes quality to the top.”

Fans of the Gumball 3000 will remember three McLaren SLRs breaking down on the event last year. We’d still have one though.

[Source: Drive]