Mercedes-Benz E320 by model year

1,516 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Mercedes-Benz E320 across 16 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 E320

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
1994	19
1995	129
1996	62
1997	80
1998	51
1999	109
2000	81
2001	54
2002	27
2003	281
2004	243
2005	287
2006	49
2007	20
2008	13
2009	11

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG
2009	11		3	26
2008	13		3	26
2007	20		4	26
2006	49	Brakes (35%)	4	27
2005	287	Fuel system (44%)	3	19 to 27
2004	243	Fuel system (49%)	2	18 to 20
2003	281	Fuel system (32%)	2	20
2002	27	Engine (19%)		20 to 21
2001	54	Electrical system (24%)		20 to 21
2000	81	Air bags (16%)		20 to 21
1999	109	Engine (17%)		20 to 21
1998	51	Engine (20%)		20 to 21
1997	80	Suspension (45%)		20
1996	62	Suspension (32%)		19
1995	129	Electrical system (71%)		18 to 20
1994	19			18 to 19