EXHIBIT
33.1



Report
on Assessment of Compliance with Applicable Servicing Criteria of

Mercedes-Benz
Financial Services USA LLC



1.          Mercedes-Benz
Financial Services USA LLC is responsible for assessing compliance with the servicing criteria applicable to it set forth in paragraph
(d) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB as of December 31, 2016 and for the period from January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2016 (the
“Reporting Period”), as set forth in Appendix A hereto. The transactions covered by this report include publicly issued
asset-backed securities transactions involving United States consumer automotive retail installment sale contracts for which Mercedes-Benz
Financial Services USA LLC acts as servicer (the “Platform”).



2.          Mercedes-Benz
Financial Services USA LLC has engaged certain vendors, which are not servicers as defined by Item 1101(j) of Regulation AB (the
“Vendors”), to perform specific, limited or scripted activities, and Mercedes-Benz Financial Services USA LLC elects
to take responsibility for assessing compliance with the servicing criteria or portion of the servicing criteria applicable to
such Vendors’ activities as set forth in Appendix A hereto as permitted by Interpretation 17.06 of the SEC Division of Corporation
Finance Manual of Publicly Available Telephone Interpretations;



3.          Mercedes-Benz
Financial Services USA LLC has determined that the criteria in the column titled “Inapplicable Servicing Criteria”
on Appendix A hereto (collectively, the “Inapplicable Servicing Criteria”) are not applicable to Mercedes-Benz Financial
Services USA LLC based on the activities Mercedes-Benz Financial Services USA LLC performs directly or through its Vendors with
respect to the Platform. The criteria set forth in paragraph (d) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB other than the Inapplicable Servicing
Criteria are referred to as the “Applicable Servicing Criteria”;



4.          Mercedes-Benz
Financial Services USA LLC has complied, in all material respects, with the Applicable Servicing Criteria as of December 31, 2016,
and for the Reporting Period with respect to the Platform taken as a whole, except as described in Appendix B hereto;



5.          Mercedes-Benz
Financial Services USA LLC has not identified and is not aware of any material instance of noncompliance by the Vendors with the
Applicable Servicing Criteria as of December 31, 2016, and for the Reporting Period with respect to the Platform taken as a whole;



6.          Mercedes-Benz
Financial Services USA LLC has not identified any material deficiency in its policies and procedures to monitor the compliance
by the Vendors with the Applicable Servicing Criteria as of December 31, 2016, and for the Reporting Period with respect to the
Platform taken as a whole; and



7.          Grant
Thornton LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, has issued an attestation report on Mercedes-Benz Financial Services
USA LLC’s compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria as of December 31, 2016, and for the Reporting Period.



March
20, 2017





|Mercedes-Benz Financial Services USA LLC |                              
|---------------------------------------- | -----------------------------
|                                         |                              
|By:                                      | /s/ Brian T. Stevens         
|                                         | Brian T.
        Stevens     
|                                         | Vice President and Controller





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APPENDIX
A

|SERVICING
    CRITERIA | APPLICABLE
    SERVICING CRITERIA                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | INAPPLICABLE
    SERVICING CRITERIA
|---------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -----------------------------------
|Reference              | Criteria                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Performed
    By Servicer          
|                       | General Servicing Considerations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                    
|1122(d)(1)(i)          | Policies
    and procedures are instituted to monitor any performance or other triggers and events of default in accordance with the transaction
    agreements.                                                                                                          | X                                  
|1122(d)(1)(ii)         | If
    any material servicing activities are outsourced to third parties, policies and procedures are instituted to monitor the third
    party’s performance and compliance with such servicing activities.                                                              | X                                  
|1122(d)(1)(iii)        | Any
    requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a back-up servicer for the pool assets are maintained.                                                                                                                                                     |                                    
|1122(d)(1)(iv)         | A
    fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy is in effect on the party participating in the servicing function throughout
    the reporting period in the amount of coverage required by and otherwise in accordance with the terms of the transaction agreements. |                                    
|1122(d)(1)(v)          | Aggregation
    of information, as applicable, is mathematically accurate and the information conveyed accurately reflects the information.                                                                                                                               | X                                  
|                       | Cash Collection and Administration                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                    
|1122(d)(2)(i)          | Payments
    on pool assets are deposited into the appropriate custodial bank accounts and related bank clearing accounts no more than
    two business days following receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.                     | X                                  
|1122(d)(2)(ii)         | Disbursements
    made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to an investor are made only by authorized personnel.                                                                                                                                                 | X1                                 
|1122(d)(2)(iii)        | Advances
    of funds or guarantees regarding collections, cash flows or distributions, and any interest or other fees charged for such
    advances, are made, reviewed and approved as specified in the transaction agreements                                          | X2                                 
|1122(d)(2)(iv)         | The
    related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve accounts or accounts established as a form of overcollateralization,
    are separately maintained (e.g., with respect to commingling of cash) as set forth in the transaction agreements.             | X                                  












1Not applicable to obligor disbursements.



2No occurrences during the Reporting Period.





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|SERVICING
    CRITERIA | APPLICABLE
    SERVICING CRITERIA | INAPPLICABLE
    SERVICING CRITERIA
|---------------------- | --------------------------------- | -----------------------------------
|Reference              | Criteria                          | Performed
    By Servicer          

|1122(d)(2)(v)   | Each
    custodial account is maintained at a federally insured depository institution as set forth in the transaction agreements.
    For purposes of this criterion, “federally insured depository institution” with respect to a foreign financial
    institution means a foreign financial institution that meets the requirements of Rule 240.13k-1(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange
    Act.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |    |  | X
|--------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -- |  | -
|1122(d)(2)(vi)  | Unissued
    checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized access.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |    |  | X
|1122(d)(2)(vii) | Reconciliations
                                         are prepared on a monthly basis for all asset-backed securities related bank accounts,
                                         including custodial accounts and related bank clearing accounts. These reconciliations
                                         are (A) mathematically accurate; (B) prepared within 30 calendar days after the bank
                                         statement cutoff date, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements;
                                         (C) reviewed and approved by someone other than the person who prepared the reconciliation;
                                         and (D) contain explanations for reconciling items. These reconciling items are resolved
                                         within 90 calendar days of their original identification, or such other number of days
                                         specified in the transaction agreements. | X  |  |  
|                | Investor
    Remittances and Reporting                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |    |  |  
|1122(d)(3)(i)   | Reports
                                         to investors, including those to be filed with the Commission, are maintained in accordance
                                         with the transaction agreements and applicable Commission requirements. Specifically,
                                         such reports (A) are prepared in accordance with timeframes and other terms set forth
                                         in the transaction agreements; (B) provide information calculated in accordance with
                                         the terms specified in the transaction agreements; (C) are filed with the Commission
                                         as required by its rules and regulations; and (D) agree with investors’ or the
                                         trustee’s records as to the total unpaid principal balance and number of pool assets
                                         serviced by the Servicer.                                              | X  |  |  
|1122(d)(3)(ii)  | Amounts
    due to investors are allocated and remitted in accordance with timeframes, distribution priority and other terms set forth
    in the transaction agreements.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | X  |  |  
|1122(d)(3)(iii) | Disbursements
    made to an investor are posted within two business days to the Servicer’s investor records, or such other number of
    days specified in the transaction agreements.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | X3 |  |  
|1122(d)(3)(iv)  | Amounts
    remitted to investors per the investor reports agree with cancelled checks, or other form of payment, or custodial bank statements.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | X  |  |  








3Mercedes-Benz
Financial Services USA LLC’s responsibility in regard to criterion 1122 (d)(3)(iii) is limited to amounts remitted to Indenture
Trustee (as defined in the transaction agreements), rather than the investor, as set forth in the transaction agreements. The
Indenture Trustee has provided a Report on Compliance with Applicable Servicing Criteria pursuant to Item 1122 of Regulation AB
under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934.



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|SERVICING
    CRITERIA | APPLICABLE
    SERVICING CRITERIA | INAPPLICABLE
    SERVICING CRITERIA
|---------------------- | --------------------------------- | -----------------------------------
|Reference              | Criteria                          | Performed
    By Servicer          

|                 | Pool
    Asset Administration                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |    |   |  
|---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -- | - | -
|1122(d)(4)(i)    | Collateral
    or security on pool assets is maintained as required by the transaction agreements or related mortgage loan documents.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | X  | X |  
|1122(d)(4)(ii)   | Pool
    assets and related documents are safeguarded as required by the transaction agreements.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | X  | X |  
|1122(d)(4)(iii)  | Any
    additions, removals or substitutions to the asset pool are made, reviewed and approved in accordance with any conditions or
    requirements in the transaction agreements.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | X4 |   |  
|1122(d)(4)(iv)   | Payments
on pool assets, including any payoffs, made in accordance with the related pool asset documents are posted to the Servicer’s
obligor records maintained no more than two business days after receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction
agreements, and allocated to principal, interest or other items (e.g., escrow) in accordance with the related pool asset documents.                                                                                                                   | X  |   |  
|1122(d)(4)(v)    | The
    Servicer’s records regarding the pool assets agree with the Servicer’s records with respect to an obligor’s
    unpaid principal balance.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | X  |   |  
|1122(d)(4)(vi)   | Changes
    with respect to the terms or status of an obligor’s pool assets (e.g., loan modifications or re-agings) are made, reviewed
    and approved by authorized personnel in accordance with the transaction agreements and related pool asset documents.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | X  |   |  
|1122(d)(4)(vii)  | Loss
    mitigation or recovery actions (e.g., forbearance plans, modifications and deeds in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosures and
    repossessions, as applicable) are initiated, conducted and concluded in accordance with the timeframes or other requirements
    established by the transaction agreements.                                                                                                                                                                                                             | X  |   |  
|1122(d)(4)(viii) | Records
    documenting collection efforts are maintained during the period a pool asset is delinquent in accordance with the transaction
    agreements. Such records are maintained on at least a monthly basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements,
    and describe the entity’s activities in monitoring delinquent pool assets including, for example, phone calls, letters
    and payment rescheduling plans in cases where delinquency is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or unemployment). | X  | X |  
|1122(d)(4)(ix)   | Adjustments
    to interest rates or rates of return for pool assets with variable rates are computed based on the related pool asset documents.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |    |   | X








4No
occurrences during the Reporting Period.





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|SERVICING
    CRITERIA | APPLICABLE
    SERVICING CRITERIA | INAPPLICABLE
    SERVICING CRITERIA
|---------------------- | --------------------------------- | -----------------------------------
|Reference              | Criteria                          | Performed
    By Servicer          

|1122(d)(4)(x)    | Regarding
    any funds held in trust for an obligor (such as escrow accounts): (A) such funds are analyzed, in accordance with the obligor’s
    pool asset documents, on at least an annual basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements; (B) interest
    on such funds is paid, or credited, to obligors in accordance with applicable pool asset documents and state laws; and (C)
    such funds are returned to the obligor within 30 calendar days of full repayment of the related pool asset, or such other
    number of days specified in the transaction agreements. |   |  | X
|---------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | - |  | -
|1122(d)(4)(xi)   | Payments
    made on behalf of an obligor (such as tax or insurance payments) are made on or before the related penalty or expiration dates,
    as indicated on the appropriate bills or notices for such payments, provided that such support has been received by the Servicer
    at least 30 calendar days prior to these dates, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.                                                                                                                                                                                              |   |  | X
|1122(d)(4)(xii)  | Any
    late payment penalties in connection with any payment to be made on behalf of an obligor are paid from the Servicer’s
    funds and not charged to the obligor, unless the late payment was due to the obligor’s error or omission.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |   |  | X
|1122(d)(4)(xiii) | Disbursements
    made on behalf of an obligor are posted within two business days to the obligor’s records maintained by the Servicer,
    or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |  | X
|1122(d)(4)(xiv)  | Delinquencies,
    charge-offs and uncollectible accounts are recognized and recorded in accordance with the transaction agreements.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | X |  |  
|1122(d)(4)(xv)   | Any
    external enhancement or other support, identified in Item 1114(a)(1) through (3) or Item 1115 of Regulation AB, is maintained
    as set forth in the transaction agreements.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   |  | X





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APPENDIX
B



Material
Instance of Noncompliance



Management’s
assessment of compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria set forth by the Securities and Exchange Commission in paragraph
(d) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB as of December 31, 2016 and for the Reporting Period, disclosed the following material instance
of noncompliance with servicing criterion 1122(d)(4)(vii):



| | ● | In
                                         regard to one account, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services USA LLC (“MBFS”)
                                         did not send a notice of sale within two days of repossession of the vehicle.
| | - | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



Management
Response



A notice of sale
was not sent in regard to this account in error. MBFS will implement an assessment process relating to its procedures for accounts
in repossession so that a check will be in place for determining that the notices of sale are timely sent. MBFS will also implement
a daily reporting function to confirm compliance with the time requirement for the notices of sale.





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