Hello,
It was bought new and put on the road mid-November 2008. It's a MY2009. The first week we had it, the climate fan stopped working completely. The rear latch became problematic after the second year of ownership. Faulty driver-side folding mirror after 3rd year of ownership. It was plagued by the CEL for different issues after the first 2 years of ownership. During the last 6-months, we were getting CEL every 4-6 weeks. They finally realized the root cause which was a faulty wire harness which was replaced.
As mentioned in my previous thread, all oil changes and maintenance regiments were carried to a tee.
These cars are fantastic in ride, comfort, power, presence, safety and versatility. However, they haven't been very popular in North America even though you get a lot for your money. You're basically driving a big S-class for the price of an E-class.
Reliability seems to have been plaguing all MBs built in the last 20 years. They don't have the same track record of lore. I can't say that all American built MBs are problematic. We had a MY2003 ML320 which was rock solid and never gave us ANY issues in 5 years of ownership. That ML320 was built in Alabama as well.
Hence, if you are planning on buying an MB, make sure you do spring for the extra ~$3500 extended warranty. It will pay for itself.
Cheers
