Mercedes-Benz fuel system problems
Across all Mercedes-Benz models in NHTSA's complaint database, 3,776 complaints involve fuel system. The E350 accounts for the largest share (20%). The single worst model year is the 2007 E350 with 258 fuel system complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 3,776 about fuel system, all Mercedes-Benz models
- Most affected
- E350 20% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 75,000 miles 2,538 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 44 and 64
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Mercedes-Benz models
Worst model years for fuel system
- 2007 Mercedes-Benz E350258 complaints
- 2006 Mercedes-Benz E350224 complaints
- 2005 Mercedes-Benz AMG E55139 complaints
- 2005 Mercedes-Benz E320125 complaints
- 2004 Mercedes-Benz E320119 complaints
Fuel system complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 2 |
| 1991 | 8 |
| 1992 | 2 |
| 1993 | 9 |
| 1994 | 17 |
| 1995 | 35 |
| 1996 | 18 |
| 1997 | 8 |
| 1998 | 48 |
| 1999 | 55 |
| 2000 | 44 |
| 2001 | 40 |
| 2002 | 28 |
| 2003 | 274 |
| 2004 | 382 |
| 2005 | 384 |
| 2006 | 410 |
| 2007 | 494 |
| 2008 | 147 |
| 2009 | 76 |
| 2010 | 100 |
| 2011 | 126 |
| 2012 | 133 |
| 2013 | 70 |
| 2014 | 102 |
| 2015 | 135 |
| 2016 | 180 |
| 2017 | 112 |
| 2018 | 45 |
| 2019 | 44 |
| 2020 | 50 |
| 2021 | 41 |
| 2022 | 83 |
| 2023 | 54 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2025 | 6 |
| 2026 | 5 |
Among the 2,538 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 75,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.