2025 Mercedes-Benz S 580 E 4MATIC Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2025 Mercedes-Benz S 580 E 4MATIC, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Driver assistance150.0%
- Electrical150.0%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Driver assistance
Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems.
From owner reports, verbatim
Electrical System malfunction with total electrical shutdown: Going in the street at about 35mph driven by a choffer and two passengers in the back seats , the right back seat passenger was using “relaxing massage”.controlled through the seat’s screen. The back seat”tablet” had a sign saying that the tablet was “ Over heated and it turned off. Seconds later there was a loud glass braking sound followed by a total electrical shutdown down and engene stall. All screens front and back turned off. The Right back passenger seat became extremely hot and a burning smell speared . The passenger on the hot seat had to Get out of the car. She was clearly in danger of burning. All lights including the door controls were off and the heaters ligh with its control were unusable. In about one minute later the burn smell started to subside and the car re-started on it’s own like all screens read “Maybach” and the users pictures appeared on the screens. The hot seat cooled on its own. We called Mercedes Service to report the incident. After about 10 minutes everything was normal. We made it home safe. The incident occurred around 3:40 pm so the car was taken to Mercedes of Coral Gables the following day. This Mercedes Dealer is literally accross the street from our apartment. The Chofer just crossed [XXX] and delivered the car at the service department. This was yesterday’s morning. They are revewing the car now..We have not heard from them. The passenger on the very hot seat was hot but she did not experience any burns. A couple of days earlier the car stopped “to avoid a none existing collision. There was no other vehicle in the street. This was also reported to Mercedes Service managet INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Electrical
Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories.
From owner reports, verbatim
Electrical System malfunction with total electrical shutdown: Going in the street at about 35mph driven by a choffer and two passengers in the back seats , the right back seat passenger was using “relaxing massage”.controlled through the seat’s screen. The back seat”tablet” had a sign saying that the tablet was “ Over heated and it turned off. Seconds later there was a loud glass braking sound followed by a total electrical shutdown down and engene stall. All screens front and back turned off. The Right back passenger seat became extremely hot and a burning smell speared . The passenger on the hot seat had to Get out of the car. She was clearly in danger of burning. All lights including the door controls were off and the heaters ligh with its control were unusable. In about one minute later the burn smell started to subside and the car re-started on it’s own like all screens read “Maybach” and the users pictures appeared on the screens. The hot seat cooled on its own. We called Mercedes Service to report the incident. After about 10 minutes everything was normal. We made it home safe. The incident occurred around 3:40 pm so the car was taken to Mercedes of Coral Gables the following day. This Mercedes Dealer is literally accross the street from our apartment. The Chofer just crossed [XXX] and delivered the car at the service department. This was yesterday’s morning. They are revewing the car now..We have not heard from them. The passenger on the very hot seat was hot but she did not experience any burns. A couple of days earlier the car stopped “to avoid a none existing collision. There was no other vehicle in the street. This was also reported to Mercedes Service managet INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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