Which Mercedes-Benz Metris years should you avoid?

No Mercedes-Benz Metris model year in 2016–2016 scores in the flagged band. The weakest are 2016.

What is the best year for the Mercedes-Benz Metris?

2016 is the best-scoring Mercedes-Benz Metris model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 60 out of 100. The score combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.

How many recalls does the Mercedes-Benz Metris have?

13 distinct recall campaigns are on record across all scored Mercedes-Benz Metris model years. A recall is a matter of record: the manufacturer filed a defect report with NHTSA.

Which Mercedes-Benz Metris years to avoid

No Mercedes-Benz Metris model year in 2016–2016 falls into the flagged band. The weakest are 2016, and even those sit close to this model’s own median.

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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

What owners report

The component groups most often named, with one representative report. These are unverified — allegations, not findings.

2016 C 78 reports · median 18,000 mi

Fuel System 26

Gasoline smell noticed in and around vehicle after 5 minutes while idling cold. After driving approximately 10 minutes gasoline smell increased inside vehicle to the extent that vehicle had to be stopped, windows rolled… owner complaint filed with NHTSA
Lights & Visibility 23

While driving approximately 45 MPH, the contact was unable to see out of the front passenger side mirror. The contact stated that the visibility on the passenger side mirror was inadequate. owner complaint filed with NHTSA
Electrical 4

The rearview camera froze while I was backing up. By "froze" I meant the picture became static while the van was moving back. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

1 fire · 1 injuries

The best year for the Metris

Ranked by overall score among years with a full 60 months on the road.

2016 is the best-scoring Metris model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 60 out of 100 — a score that combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.

Best-scoring model years
Year	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
17V244000	SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER	2016	305
17V148000	LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION	2016	72
17V595000	STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM	2016	3
17V272000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE	2016	3

+ 1 further campaigns

How long do they last?

Complaint records show when problems get reported, not how long a car survives. Where owners gave an odometer reading, faults on the 2016 were reported at a median of 18,000 miles. Treat that as the point problems start being noticed, not a lifespan.

Common questions

Answered directly from this model’s record.

Which Mercedes-Benz Metris years should you avoid?: No Mercedes-Benz Metris model year in 2016–2016 scores in the flagged band. The weakest are 2016.
What is the best year for the Mercedes-Benz Metris?: 2016 is the best-scoring Mercedes-Benz Metris model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 60 out of 100. The score combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.
How many recalls does the Mercedes-Benz Metris have?: 13 distinct recall campaigns are on record across all scored Mercedes-Benz Metris model years. A recall is a matter of record: the manufacturer filed a defect report with NHTSA.

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