2019 Mercedes-Benz E 450 problems
NHTSA has received 33 complaints about the 2019 Mercedes-Benz E 450, and 15% of them involve electrical system. Next are engine (15%) and brakes (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 33 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 15% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 6 and 0
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%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 3 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 6 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 95% of model years in our database.
It is also covered by 12 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.
I parked the vehicle in a parking lot. I walked away and it immediately started smoking. Shortly after that, flames appeared coming from the hood. Shortly after that, the entire vehicle was engulfed in flames.
Automatic steering followed random stripe on I 20 making the car lung to the left lane and almost going into the median iwas was going 75 in rain could have wrecked if I did not correct in seconds!
Driving at 75 MPH, car suddenly decelerated to approx 45MPH without warning. A triangle with red image of the car's rear appeared on screen. I gradually increased speed back up to 70 MPH and same problem occurred. Car is 2 yrs old with 7200 miles on it. M-b dealership has the car now.
Other model years of the E 450
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