Mercedes-Benz tires problems
Across all Mercedes-Benz models in NHTSA's complaint database, 459 complaints involve tires. The E350 accounts for the largest share (10%). The single worst model year is the 2016 Metris with 15 tires complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 459 about tires, all Mercedes-Benz models
- Most affected
- E350 10% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 20,000 miles 234 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 13 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Mercedes-Benz models
Worst model years for tires
- 2016 Mercedes-Benz Metris15 complaints
- 2018 Mercedes-Benz Metris14 complaints
- 2017 Mercedes-Benz Metris13 complaints
- 2009 Mercedes-Benz C3009 complaints
- 2007 Mercedes-Benz E3508 complaints
Tires complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 5 |
| 1991 | 2 |
| 1992 | 6 |
| 1993 | 6 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1995 | 8 |
| 1996 | 3 |
| 1997 | 2 |
| 1998 | 15 |
| 1999 | 11 |
| 2000 | 15 |
| 2001 | 12 |
| 2002 | 16 |
| 2003 | 23 |
| 2004 | 15 |
| 2005 | 14 |
| 2006 | 28 |
| 2007 | 16 |
| 2008 | 27 |
| 2009 | 23 |
| 2010 | 9 |
| 2011 | 9 |
| 2012 | 8 |
| 2013 | 10 |
| 2014 | 19 |
| 2015 | 14 |
| 2016 | 24 |
| 2017 | 27 |
| 2018 | 23 |
| 2019 | 12 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2022 | 16 |
| 2023 | 17 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 |
Among the 234 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 20,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.