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Security report for mercedes-benz.fr

Mercedes-Benz · Transportation · France

Partial score · DNS & email only

54/100

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

Mercedes-Benz France operates as the official French branch of the globally recognized luxury automotive manufacturer Mercedes-Benz Group AG. The website serves as a comprehensive platform for new and used vehicle sales, customer engagement, and brand communication tailored to the French market. It features a rich user experience with advanced vehicle configurators, detailed product information, and extensive legal and privacy documentation, reflecting a mature digital presence. The company maintains a strong market position in the luxury automotive sector in France, supported by consistent branding and a broad service offering including online showroom and service appointment booking. Technically, the website leverages modern web technologies such as Vue.js and integrates advanced analytics and monitoring tools like Google Tag Manager and Datadog RUM. Hosting is provided by Amazon Web Services, ensuring scalability and reliability. The site demonstrates excellent performance, mobile optimization, and accessibility standards, contributing to a high-quality user experience. From a security perspective, the website enforces HTTPS with robust security headers and employs best practices in data protection and cookie consent management. While explicit security policy and incident response pages are not publicly available, the site complies with GDPR requirements and provides clear data protection officer contact information. No vulnerabilities or suspicious activities were detected in the analysis. Overall, Mercedes-Benz France's website reflects a secure, professional, and user-centric digital platform aligned with corporate standards and regulatory compliance. Strategic recommendations include enhancing transparency with dedicated security policies and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms to further strengthen trust and security posture.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
25/ 100 · Critical
Checks completed
6of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

6 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • Critical

      EU business without adequate privacy measures

      EU businesses are subject to strict GDPR requirements

      What to do: Implement comprehensive GDPR compliance including privacy policy, cookie consent, and data protection measures

    • High

      No Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

    • High

      No Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

  2. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • Critical

      Unable to retrieve SSL certificate

      Could not establish secure connection to retrieve certificate information

      What to do: Check if the server is accessible and SSL/TLS is properly configured

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Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
0
Email security
75
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
25
Average
54

Not counted

  • Security headers: did not complete in this scan.
  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

Breach exposure

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
125
Employees
0
Customers
125
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
16%

8 subdomains affected

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

Mercedes-Benz France is positioned as a leading luxury automotive brand in the French market, operating under the umbrella of Mercedes-Benz Group AG. The business model focuses on direct sales of new and used vehicles, supported by digital tools for vehicle configuration and customer service. Revenue streams likely include vehicle sales, financing, leasing, and after-sales services. The target audience comprises affluent consumers seeking premium vehicles and related services. The company benefits from a strong global brand, extensive dealership network, and digital ecosystem integration. Partnerships with technology providers and marketing platforms enhance customer engagement and data-driven marketing efforts. Growth indicators include continuous digital innovation and compliance with evolving data protection regulations. The company maintains a robust partnership ecosystem including AWS for hosting and Salesforce for marketing automation.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS, comprehensive security headers, and secure cookie consent mechanisms. Data protection practices align with GDPR, supported by detailed privacy policies and a designated data protection officer. The absence of a public security policy or incident response page is a minor gap in transparency. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected. Third-party scripts are used but appear managed and monitored via Datadog RUM. The site lacks a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file, which could improve incident response readiness. Overall, the security maturity is high, with recommendations to enhance transparency and formalize vulnerability reporting channels.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a dedicated security policy page outlining security practices and commitments.
  2. Implement a vulnerability disclosure program and publish a security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  3. Enhance visibility of incident response contacts, including security and abuse email addresses.
  4. Regularly audit and update third-party libraries and scripts to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
  5. Maintain ongoing compliance monitoring and user education to strengthen security culture.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Mercedes-Benz France Société par Actions Simplifiées (SAS)
VAT number
FR 22 622 044 287
Registration number
622 044 287 R.C.S. Versailles
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Mercedes-Benz
Description
La parfaite symbiose entre luxe et innovations technologiques : bienvenue chez Mercedes-Benz France. Berline, Break, Coupé, Cabriolet, SUV et plus encore.
Key services
New and used car sales, Vehicle configurator, Online showroom, Customer support and service appointment booking
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Vue.js, Google Tag Manager, Datadog RUM, ES Module Shims, Custom Mercedes-Benz plugins and components
Frameworks
Vue 3
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
90/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of CSP and other security headers
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Secure cookie consent mechanism

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics 360, Datadog RUM, Qualtrics
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Salesforce Audience Studio, TheTradeDesk, Meta, Google Marketing Products, Teads
Tracking pixels
Google Analytics 360, Datadog RUM
Marketing tools
Salesforce Interaction Studio, Adobe Target
Transparency
good

Site quality

Design
excellent
User experience
excellent
Content relevance
excellent
Navigation
excellent
Professionalism
excellent
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and no blocking detected.
  2. Comprehensive legal and privacy documentation in French, indicating GDPR compliance.
  3. Use of modern web technologies and performance optimization.
  4. Strong brand presence and consistent corporate identity.
  5. Multiple social media and external links to official Mercedes-Benz and related domains.
  6. No security policy or incident response page explicitly found.
  7. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file detected.
  8. WHOIS data unavailable, but no suspicious content or indicators found.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern technology stack centered around Vue.js 3, leveraging ES modules and advanced JavaScript frameworks. It integrates multiple Mercedes-Benz proprietary plugins and components, ensuring a rich interactive experience. Hosting on AWS provides scalability and reliability. Performance optimizations include image preloading, DNS prefetching, and asynchronous script loading. SEO is well addressed with comprehensive meta tags, Open Graph data, and structured JSON-LD markup. Accessibility considerations are evident, with ARIA roles and language attributes properly set. The site is mobile-optimized and responsive. Technical risks are minimal, though continuous monitoring of third-party dependencies is advised to avoid technical debt and security issues.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 67/100Medium19 findings · partial scanView report
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