Mercedes-Benz Metris

113 complaints across 1 scored model years and 13 recall campaigns.

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Mercedes-Benz Metris Full report

Grade 2016–2016

2016 vs model median 1.0×

Model median3× median

Fuel System 26

Lights & Visibility 23

Electrical 4

Weakest

2016

Best

2016

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Severity-weighted complaint volume and grade by model year for the Mercedes-Benz Metris
Year	Complaint volume	vs median	Reports	Grade
2016		1.00×	78	C

Recalls

13 campaigns on record.

Recall campaigns, largest first
Campaign	Component	Model years	Units affected
21V055000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE	2016	84,345
22V066000	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID	2016	28,743
22V482000	TIRES	2016	24,359
22V099000	BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA	2016	17,093
19V715000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY	2016	15,160
18V837000	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS	2016	12,383
19V290000	STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM	2016	9,471
18V335000	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	2016	7,433

+ 5 further campaigns

Others in Vans

Same body and size class. Each grade describes that model against its own history — these are not ranked against each other.

Other models in the same segment
Model	Years to avoid	Grade
Chevrolet Express	20102013	C
Ford Transit	20152016	C
Ford Transit Connect	20142016	C
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500	20192020	C
Ram Promaster	20142021	C

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2016 Metris

Complaints in window: 78
Severity-weighted: 92
Model median (weighted): 92
vs model median: 1.00×
Recall campaigns (weighted): 13
Open investigations: 0

Score 60 C