Recall Index · All Models · Updated 2026
Every Mercedes recall guide we publish, in one place — seventeen model pages covering every Mercedes-Benz from the A-Class to the Sprinter, each carrying dated, sourced recall records for the UK market.
This index is the complete Mercedes recalls guide for UK owners: seventeen model-specific pages, from the A-Class to the Sprinter, each listing the recalls that affect that model with dates and remedy details where sourced.
Find your model in the index, then confirm your exact car using the VIN decoder.
Mercedes recalls UK owners need to know about are listed per model below. Each guide carries the recall issue, affected build periods where confirmed, and the official remedy. Our editorial rule is strict: anything we cannot source and date does not publish, so a short list on a given model page means few confirmed recalls — not missing research.
Front-drive compacts share platforms across generations, so a recall affecting one often affects its siblings — worth checking both your model page and the related chassis.
| Model | Chassis covered | Recall guide |
|---|---|---|
| A-Class | W168 · W169 · W176 · W177 | A-Class recalls |
| B-Class | W245 · W246 · W247 | B-Class recalls |
| CLA | C117 · C118 | CLA recalls |
| GLA | X156 · H247 | GLA recalls |
The volume heart of the range. Engine-related campaigns on these models are the ones we're asked about most — the E-Class and C-Class pages carry the longest histories.
| Model | Chassis covered | Recall guide |
|---|---|---|
| C-Class | W202–W206 and variants | C-Class recalls |
| E-Class | W124–W214 and variants | E-Class recalls |
| S-Class | W140–W223 and coupés | S-Class recalls |
| CLS | C218 · C219 · C257 | CLS recalls |
Higher seating position, heavier kerb weight — suspension, brake and restraint campaigns feature more often here than engine ones.
| Model | Chassis covered | Recall guide |
|---|---|---|
| GLC | X253 · X254 · C253 | GLC recalls |
| GLE | W166 · V167 · C167 | GLE recalls |
| GLS | X166 · X167 | GLS recalls |
| G-Class | W460 · W461 · W463 | G-Class recalls |
Lower-volume cars with their own campaign history — folding roof mechanisms and restraint systems recur alongside the mechanical items.
| Model | Chassis covered | Recall guide |
|---|---|---|
| SL | R129 · R230 · R231 · R232 | SL recalls |
| SLK / SLC | R170 · R171 · R172 | SLK recalls |
Commercial use means higher mileages and harder duty cycles, so recall compliance matters doubly here — a missed campaign on a workhorse is a missed safety item doing real miles.
| Model | Chassis covered | Recall guide |
|---|---|---|
| Sprinter | W901–W907 incl. Vario | Sprinter recalls |
| Vito | W638 · W639 · W447 | Vito recalls |
| V-Class | W447 | V-Class recalls |
A recall attaches to a specific vehicle, not to a model as a whole — two identical-looking C-Class cars can have different recall status. That's why the check always starts with your VIN, not your badge.
Bought your Mercedes used? Check anyway — recall entitlement follows the vehicle, not the keeper, and there is no time limit on completing an open recall.
Owners regularly ask us whether a known fault on their engine "counts as" a recall. In most cases it doesn't, and confusing the three mechanisms leads to the wrong expectation at the dealer counter.
That distinction matters because the Mercedes engine problems UK owners most often search for — injector seal leaks, timing chain wear, oil cooler seepage — are overwhelmingly TSB and known-fault territory rather than recalled items. Our failure database covers that ground in full, engine by engine, and the E-Class and C-Class recall pages note where a known fault and an official campaign overlap.
If a fault on your car isn't a recall, the question becomes whether repair is still worth it — which is exactly what our repair, replace or scrap framework answers.
Use your VIN, not your badge. The GOV.UK recall lookup covers UK-registered vehicles [THIRD-PARTY], and any Mercedes dealer will check your VIN against the manufacturer register free of charge. Then cross-reference your model page in the index above for context on what the remedy involves.
No. Recall work is completed free of charge, whatever the vehicle's age or mileage, and whoever owns it at the time. If you're quoted for a repair that's described as a recall, question it — genuine recall remedies are always at the manufacturer's expense.
Yes. Recall entitlement follows the vehicle, not the keeper, and there is no expiry date on an open recall. Check your VIN as soon as you take ownership; previous keepers may never have had the work done.
No. A recall is a formal safety campaign with a legal notification duty. A TSB is internal workshop guidance, and a known fault is a documented failure pattern with no campaign behind it at all. Most widely discussed Mercedes engine issues sit in the TSB or known-fault categories — our failure pages cover those separately.
Because we only publish recall entries we can source and date. A short page means few confirmed campaigns for that model — not incomplete research. Anything we can't verify is held back rather than guessed.
As new campaigns are confirmed and dated, the relevant model page is updated and the change logged on our public corrections record rather than edited in silently.
Whether a recall applies and what any repair should cost both start with the same fact: which engine is actually in your Mercedes. Enter your registration and our lookup confirms the engine code in seconds.
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