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Mercedes-Benz Metris years to avoid
Years to avoid: 2016.
The 2016 Mercedes-Benz Metris draws the most owner complaints for its age: 126, or 11 for each year on the road, against a median of 3 a year across the 3 model years old enough to judge. The most reported problem on the 2016 is wheels (21 reports).
- 126complaints
- 13recall campaigns
- 1model years with a page
Newest report May 21, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
Pick your model year
Owner complaints on file for each year.
Years to avoid
2016
Most reported: wheels (21 reports) and misfire (14 reports).
Best years
- No year since 2016 is clearly better than the rest.
Complaints for each year on the road
Each model year's NHTSA complaints divided by the calendar years it has been on sale, counting this one (a 2018 model has had 9). Older cars have had longer to collect complaints, so raw totals flatter the new ones. Blue bars are the years to avoid.
Within one model, sales change less from year to year than they do between models, so a jump here is mostly a jump in problems. The call: the years to avoid are the (up to three) highest at 1.5 times the model's median rate or more, and the best are the (up to three) lowest at two thirds of it or less, from 2016 on.
Guide How much should a years-to-avoid list decide? What these lists get wrong
At a glance
- Where the complaints sit
- The 2016 has the most complaints of any Mercedes-Benz Metris year here: 126 of 126 (100%).
- Problem across the years
- Wheels is the top problem in every model year with a page, 21 reports in all.
- Crash, fire and injury reports
- 2% of Mercedes-Benz Metris complaints report a crash, a fire or an injury, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site.
- Recalls on the top problem
- None of the 1 model years where owners report wheels has a recall on the same system.
- When owners filed
- Filings peaked in 2018 at 26 (full calendar years only). In 2025 there were 8. So far in 2026, 2 more have come in.
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Model years with too few complaints for a page of their own: 2017 (29), 2018 (28).
Year by year
2016 Mercedes-Benz Metris avoid
126 owner complaints, 11 for each year on the road (3.7 times the model median). Most reported: wheels (21 reports), misfire (14 reports) and fuel tank problems (12 reports). 13 recalls, including 22V-482 on the tires and 22V-099 on the backup camera.
Questions
What Mercedes-Benz Metris years should you avoid?
The 2016 Mercedes-Benz Metris draws the most owner complaints for its age: 126, or 11 for each year on the road, against a median of 3 a year across the 3 model years old enough to judge. The most reported problem on the 2016 is wheels (21 reports).
What are the best years for the Mercedes-Benz Metris?
No Mercedes-Benz Metris model year since 2016 draws clearly fewer complaints for its age than the rest.
What is the most common problem on the Mercedes-Benz Metris?
Wheels, with 21 reports across the 1 model years that have a page here. It's the single most reported problem on the 2016.
How many recalls does the Mercedes-Benz Metris have?
13 recall campaigns cover the Mercedes-Benz Metris model years 2016 on this site.
How many Mercedes-Benz Metris complaints involve a crash, fire or injury?
2% of them, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site.
Is there a recall for wheels on the Mercedes-Benz Metris?
No. None of the 1 model years where owners report it has one on the same system.