Mercedes-Benz E400

Owners filed 91 complaints across 4 model years of the Mercedes-Benz E400. The 2016 drew the most (34); the 2015 the fewest (15).

Model years4

Complaints91

Recalls35

Fires2

Deaths0

Every Mercedes-Benz E400 model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2018	22	13	2	1	Unknown or Other	Routine
2017	20	8	—	—	Air Bags	Routine
2016	34	7	—	1	Air Bags	Routine
2015	15	7	—	2	Air Bags	Routine

Which Mercedes-Benz E400 years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2016 is the weakest year on record, with 34 complaints concentrated in the air bags. It carries 7 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.