Mercedes-Benz E Class by model year

412 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Mercedes-Benz E Class across 14 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the Mercedes-Benz E Class

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
1993	9
1994	46
1995	29
1996	18
1997	43
1998	31
1999	20
2000	61
2001	33
2003	69
2004	19
2005	10
2006	11

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls
2006	11		1
2005	10		3
2004	19		4
2003	69	Brakes (26%)	4
2001	33	Brakes (12%)
2000	61	Electrical system (18%)
1999	20		1
1998	31	Suspension (23%)
1997	43	Suspension (47%)	1
1996	18		1
1995	29	Electrical system (55%)	1
1994	46	Electrical system (72%)	1
1993	9		1
1992			1