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Best and worst years for the Mercedes-Benz E500

Of the 4 model years of the Mercedes-Benz E500 with enough data to compare, the 2004 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (24), and the 2006 has the fewest (11).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Complaints within five years of the model year, Mercedes-Benz E500 0 13 25 2003: 23 23 '03 2004: 24 24 '04 2005: 20 20 '05 2006: 11 11 '06 2007: 0 '07 2008: 1 '08 2009: 1 '09
  • Most complaints
  • Fewest complaints
  • In between
Every bar counts only complaints about failures within five years of the model year, so older and newer years are measured on the same footing.
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Model yearComplaints (first five years; total for recent years)
200323
200424
200520
200611
20070
20081
20091

What stands out

No single model year stands far above the rest, so complaint patterns are fairly even across the years compared.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2004 and 2003. Or the years with the fewest: 2006 and 2005.

All model years

Model yearFirst five yearsAll complaints
200911
200811
200701
20061159
200520168
200424173
200323143