2019 Mercedes-Benz E300 problems
NHTSA has received 38 complaints about the 2019 Mercedes-Benz E300, and 21% of them involve seat belts. After that come engine (11%) and electrical system (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 38 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Seat belts 21% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 7,000 miles 11 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 | 10 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 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
Among the 11 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 6,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 5 complaints mention a crash; 5 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 83% of model years in our database.
It is also covered by 8 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.
Hit on driver's side door area. Presale failed to operate. Seat belts did not restrain driver or passenger. Air bags did not trigger. Driver hit steering wheel and was injured. Entering intersection of n. Druid hills rd and clairmont rd, atlanta, ga. My vehicle was at very low speed. Other vehicle was traveling at unknown speed. (speed limit was 45 MPH.
There is no spare tire and during our drive to Las Vegas the run flat tires blew out and the tire ripped off the rim. We couldn't even travel one mile on the run flat tires. We were stuck in the hot desert for over 2 1/2 hours before the towing car came. Mercedes did not let us know that due to run flat tires there was no spare tire but unfortunately the run flats don't work and cannot be driven not even 1 mile. Our lives were in danger and thank God we had water in the 100 degree heat in the desert.
I drove in and parked behind a child care center. I was stopped and suddenly the car lurched forward crashing through a wood fence and was only stopped by some playground equipment. Breaking did not stop it.
The car does not detect a properly fastened seatbelt sometimes and the seatbelt will not adjust automatically even when properly fastened. Both driver and passenger side seatbelts are affected. Took the car to the dealership twice for the same problem and the seat belt malfunction continues. In my opinion, this is a major safety issue for drivers since the airbags do not activate when the car is unable to detect that seat belt has been fastened. Please investigate.