Mercedes-Benz AMG E43

Owners filed 12 complaints across 2 model years of the Mercedes-Benz AMG E43. The 2018 drew the most (6); the 2018 the fewest (6).

Model years2

Complaints12

Recalls7

Fires1

Deaths0

Every Mercedes-Benz AMG E43 model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Relative volume	Recalls	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2018	6		1	1	—	Forward Collision Avoidance › Automatic Emergency Braking	Routine
2017	6		6	—	—	Electrical System	Routine

Which Mercedes-Benz AMG E43 years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2018 is the weakest year on record, with 6 complaints concentrated in the forward collision avoidance › automatic emergency braking. It carries 1 recall.

Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.