Mercedes Benz E
Owners filed 31 complaints across 9 model years of the Mercedes Benz E. The 2011 drew the most (10); the 2010 the fewest (1).
Model years9
Complaints31
Recalls10
Fires0
Deaths0
Every Mercedes Benz E model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 10 | 4 | — | 2 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine | |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Equipment | Routine | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2008 | 7 | 2 | — | 2 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | — | — | Fuel System, Gasoline | Routine | |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Air Bags › Frontal | Routine | |
| 2005 | 5 | 0 | — | — | Fuel System, Gasoline | Routine | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Fuel System, Gasoline | Routine | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine |
Which Mercedes Benz E years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2011 is the weakest year on record, with 10 complaints concentrated in the power train › automatic transmission. It carries 4 recalls.
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.