2011 Mercedes-Benz E550 problems
Owners have filed 66 complaints with NHTSA about the 2011 Mercedes-Benz E550. Air bags is the most reported problem area, at 48% of complaints. After that come suspension (30%) and brakes (3%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 66 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 49% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 70,000 miles 23 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 | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 6 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 7 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 23 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 70,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 3 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 1 injury reported.
It is also covered by 3 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.
Tl* takata recall. The contact owns 2011 mercedes benz e550. The contact stated that while her son was driving 5 MPH, another vehicle crashed into the front driver side of the vehicle and the air bag failed to deploy. The driver sustained injuries to the head but did not seek medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a body shop. For the body work of the accident.
The issue with the vehicle's electrical causing power to the starter to stay on even after the vehicle is in the park and turned off, the starter's Solenoid and other electrical parts burn, its a serious fire hazard and needs to be addressed immediately.
Front of the car drools evenly about every four hours regardless if driving or parked. Emergency stops required when driving.
The sun roof makes a loud cracking noise when you hit certain bumps or dips in the road. It does it more when the weather is hot. I have noticed that certain models years have been recalled. This car definitely has a sunroof issue and its had this problem since I purchased it about a year ago