2014 Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric problems
Owners have filed 34 complaints with NHTSA about the 2014 Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric. Drivetrain & axles is the most reported problem area, at 29% of complaints. Next are electrical system (21%) and engine (21%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 34 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Drivetrain & axles 29% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 20,000 miles 29 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 14 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 6 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 29 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 20,000 miles.
None of these complaints report a crash, fire, injury or death. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 100% of model years in our database.
It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
While driving, on any road and any speed, the vehicle goes into neutral and the stop switch engine off indicator appears. This requires me to pull over to the side of the road, place the vehicle in park and turn off the ignition. I remove the key, replace it, and then attempt to start the vehicle again. It may start immediately, or it may take several times turning the key from the on to off to on position before it works again.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 mercedes benz b-class electric. While driving 35 MPH, the vehicle lost all power without warning. The contact was able to steer the vehicle into a parking lot. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, but the cause of the failure was not determined. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 3,827.
I was cruising down a pretty busy main street. As I was trying to manuever in traffic, I sensed that as I was pressing on the gas, the car was unresponsive. I looked at the dash and noticed the car had moved itself into neutral. I tried to turn the key, but nothing happened. The car was unresponsive, but still on (from the look of the dashboard). I quickly tried to coast to the side of the road, in between speeding traffic, which was very dangerous, as I was near the highway onramp area.
On september 20th, 2018, the car suffered a sudden and abrupt catastrophic shut down while I was driving my son to school. We were on city streets driving straight at normal speed and it stalled right in an intersection but I was lucky to be able to still have some momentum to get into the left turn lane. There was a flashing red text warning on the display for a few seconds- something about turn off immediately and do not restart. Then the car shut down.
Tl* the contact own a 2014 mercedes benz b-class electric. The contact stated while his wife was driving 55 MPH, an unknown yellow warning light illuminated indicating assistance required. The driver continued to drive the vehicle and shortly after, while attempting to park on the side of the road, another red warning light was illuminated and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was not drivable. The vehicle had been repaired however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was not repaired.
Other model years of the B-Class Electric
- 2015
- 2014