Owner-reported issues — NHTSA
125 complaints filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for the V295 across model years 2022–2024. Federal public records, updated weekly.
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | 37 reports |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 28 reports |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 25 reports |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 15 reports |
| STRUCTURE | 7 reports |
| WHEELS | 6 reports |
| POWER TRAIN | 5 reports |
| LANE DEPARTURE | 5 reports |
Selected owner reports
2022 · POWER TRAIN
The vehicle was driving and suddenly lost power, and started driving very slowly, almost causing an accident on the road. I checked for recalls and other vehicles like mine with the same years that have a recall about this issue, where a high-voltage battery shuts down, also, the back seat buckle does not work to buckle my kids
2022 · ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I was on interstate hwy the car had a Mal-function indicator and the drive train locked up. brakes did not work, steering did not work the car spinner 3 times and was stopped by hitting the concrete barier. the air bags did not work either. I believe the entire battery or power system had shut down as I also got the 12 v back up battery is running out.
2022 · POWER TRAIN
Was getting on the freeway and speed up to highway speed 70 mph in Oklahoma City and Drive train malfunction appeared, got off next exit and park in parking lot
2022 · SERVICE BRAKES
I reported last week about the brakes automatically coming on Tracking #11631195 It happened again today in reverse at 2-3 mph. Brakes activated and jolted me
2022 · SERVICE BRAKES
Was driving 20 mph on a two lane road and my brakes came on for 1-2 seconds, it was sudden and jarred me forward
2022 · ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I am receiving error messages like the following in its entirety. I am getting the email several time a day. I am worried its will be a safety issue during driving. The car was in dealer shop for 4 days and I picked the car with this error message. **************enclosure************************ Mercedes-Benz connect: battery monitor – very low state of charge EQS 450+ Hi HANG, The state of charge of the starter battery in the vehicle EQS 450+ is very low. In order to retain the starting ability of your vehicle, we recommend that you connect a charging device or drive the vehicle for 30 to
2022 · SERVICE BRAKES
The contact owns a 2022 Mercedes-Benz EQS450V. The contact stated that while driving at unknown speeds and depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle hesitated to respond. The contact stated that no warning lights were illuminated before the failure. The contact drove the vehicle to the dealer, where the failure could not be duplicated. Additionally, the dealer informed the contact that the braking system was operating as designed, per the regenerative braking setting activated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the failure recurred several times. The manufacturer
2022 · FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
The contact owns a 2022 Mercedes-Benz EQS450. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the Forward Collision Avoidance feature engaged several times, causing the vehicle to brake unintendedly. The contact stated that there were no vehicles or objects in front of the vehicle when the failure occurred. The contact stated there were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed that a software update needed to be performed to fix the issue. The repair was pending. The contact stated that the vehicle had previously been repaire
2022 · SERVICE BRAKES
The incident occurred because the driver's Benz's detection sensor encountered a bug, leading to potential harm to the car occupants. I discovered this bug myself, yet Mercedes-Benz has not compensated me for the issue. I am currently pursuing resolution for this situation.
2022 · SERVICE BRAKES
on several occasion typically at lower speeds under 40 mph the vehicle suddenly and without warning activates the emergency braking system to a stop and releases even though there is no perceived danger by the driver. It has happened on 5-7 times since buying the vehicle. It has happened on a two lane road as well as four lane divided road, in rain and in dry weather.
2022 · FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
Automatic emergency brakes triggered twice on me even though there was no emergency or obstruction anywhere near me. One incident occurred as I was trying to drive onto a car ferry, the braking system triggered as I neared an expansion joint on a bridge. Second incident occurred as I was driving straight ahead. Car was coming opposite direction in their own lane. Auto emergency brakes triggered again. Ended up with a sore neck and headache from the second incident
2022 · FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
Driving on residential street at 25 miles an hour with no traffic. Car applied emergency brakes which threw everyone forward. Fortunately no other cars behind me. Very dangerous. This has also happened on the main road at 45 miles an hour,
Source: NHTSA consumer complaint database · synced 2026-08-23