Mercedes Benz E420

Owners filed 7 complaints across 2 model years of the Mercedes Benz E420. The 1997 drew the most (5); the 1994 the fewest (2).

Model years2

Complaints7

Recalls0

Fires1

Deaths0

Every Mercedes Benz E420 model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Relative volume	Recalls	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
1997	5		0	1	—	Electrical System	Routine
1994	2		0	—	—	Electrical System	Routine

Which Mercedes Benz E420 years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 1997 is the weakest year on record, with 5 complaints concentrated in the electrical system.

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.