Mercedes-Benz E550
Owners filed 241 complaints across 12 model years of the Mercedes-Benz E550. The 2010 drew the most (68).
Which Mercedes-Benz E550 years should you avoid?
Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Mercedes-Benz E550 model years have at least 25 complaints and are old enough to judge, so any ranking would be noise. The table below has every year as filed.
How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →
Every Mercedes-Benz E550 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 5 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2016 | 1 | 3 | — | — | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2015 | 2 | 3 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2014 | 16 | 4 | 1 | — | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2013 | 16 | 5 | — | — | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2012 | 17 | 4 | — | 1 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2011 | 61 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2010 | 68 | 3 | — | — | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2009 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 2008 | 15 | 3 | — | — | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2007 | 37 | 4 | — | — | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Tires | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.