Visibility complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2016 Mercedes-Benz Metris has 20 NHTSA visibility complaints and 0 visibility-related recalls.
20
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR PROVIDES INADEQUATE VISIBILITY TO THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE MIRROR DOE... |
| Aug 1, 2018 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | I'M ON MY 3RD WINDSHIELD IN 3 YEARS, NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE BEFORE AND I'VE BEEN DRIVING FOR 35 YEARS.... |
| Feb 7, 2018 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | THE FIELD OF VIEW IN THE SIDE MIRRORS, ESPECIALLY THE PASSENGER SIDE, IS INADEQUATE AND DANGEROUS. T... |
| Nov 14, 2017 | VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE,VISIBILITY/WIPER | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS. WHETHER STATIONARY OR DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ... |
| Sep 28, 2017 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | FIRST OFF, I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 WEEK AND SPENT CONSIDERABLE TIME DRIVING IN ... |
| Mar 1, 2017 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | PASSENGER SIDE MIRRORS ARE FLAT (NOT CONVEX) AND LEAVE A HUGE BLIND SPOT. ITS A SAFETY ISSUE I TRIED... |
| Jan 2, 2017 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | SIDE VIEW MIRRORS ARE EXTREMELY HARD TO SEE OTHER CARS FROM. THEY ARE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND CREAT... |
| Dec 28, 2016 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | EVER SINCE WE GOT THIS VEHICLE WE COMPLAINED THAT THE MIRROR IS TOO SMALL, WHICH MAKES IT EXTREMELY ... |
| Dec 26, 2016 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | TAKATA RECALL VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH VISION FROM THE EXTERIOR MIRRORS CANT SEE ANYTHING OUT OF THE... |
| Nov 21, 2016 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | THE SIDE MIRRORS ARE NOT ONLY VERY LOW AND SMALL BUT THEY ARE FLAT. THIS CREATES A HUGE BLIND SPOT... |
| Oct 19, 2016 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | THE SIDE MOUNTED REAR VIEW MIRRORS ARE INADEQUATE, LEAVING LARGE BLIND SPOTS. THE PASSENGER SIDE MIR... |
| Sep 4, 2016 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR IS FLAT ONLY GIVING A 5.6DEG VIEWING ANGLE. IT IS IMPOSABLE TO SEE. ONLY... |
| Sep 1, 2016 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | THE SIDE MIRRORS ARE FLAT INSTEAD OF CONVEX AND THIS, COMBINED WITH VERY HIGH HEADRESTS, GIVES ONE E... |
| Sep 1, 2016 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | SIDE VIEW MIRROR VISIBILITY IS EXTREMELY POOR CREATING ENORMOUS BLIND SPOTS IN A VEHICLE OF THIS SIZ... |
| Aug 30, 2016 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE HAS A TERRIBLE BLIND SPOT.NO MATTER HOW DILIGENTLY YOU LOOK IN THE PAS... |
| Aug 26, 2016 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS ARE EXTREMELY SMALL. THEY CREATE A TERRIBLE BLIND SPOT WHICH INHIBITS YOUR ABI... |
| Aug 20, 2016 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR ON THIS VEHICLE OFFERS VERY LITTLE VISIBILITY AND CREATES A HUGE BLIND SPO... |
| Aug 19, 2016 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | THE SIDE MIRRORS ON THIS VEHICLE ARE DANGEROUS AND TWO SMALL, THEY ALMOST GOT ME INTO AN ACCIDENT WH... |
| Mar 3, 2016 | VISIBILITY | WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SEE OUT OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE MI... |
| Jan 30, 2016 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | BOTH SIDE VIEW MIRRORS ARE FLAT, NOT CURVED OR CONVEX. ITS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. BECAUSE OF THAT, THI... |