Car Problem DataNHTSA records

2016 Mercedes-Benz E 300

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the visibility › windshield › critical fasteners. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Visibility › Windshield › Critical Fasteners1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Structure › Body › Roof and Pillars17V246000
Filed Apr 11, 2017411 vehiclesMercedes-Benz Usa, Llc.

Defect. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2016-2017 E300 and 2017 E300 4MATIC vehicles. The affected vehicles have a roof mounted spoiler that may not be properly attached and thus may detach while driving.

Risk. If the roof-mounted spoiler detaches while driving, it can become a road hazard, increasing a risk of a crash.

Remedy. MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the roof spoilers, replacing them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began June 9, 2017. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Visibility › Windshield › Critical Fasteners
Filed Jun 25, 202150,000 milesCT

The contact owns a 2016 Mercedes-Benz E350. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the contact noticed there was water leaking inside the vehicle through the front windshield. The contact stated there was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where it was diagnosed with the window seal needing to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was relating the failure to an unknown recall. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2017
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
201929800Routine
201832700Routine
20171321630Routine
2016 — this page1100Routine
20092010Routine
20021000Routine
20012000Routine
199913000Routine
19989000Routine
19978000Routine
19961000Routine
19956000Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Apr 11, 2017. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.