1995 Mercedes Benz E320: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 129 complaints
129
Total Complaints
102,000mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
Top Issue
0
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

79,000 25th Percentile
102,000 Median Mileage
143,212 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
37
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
32
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
20
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
7
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
3
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
2
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2
ENGINE
2
TIRES
2

Severity Assessment

0
Crashes
5
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE AIR CONDITIONER HAS NOT WORKED CONSISTENTLY FOR TWO SUMMERS, THE A/C COMPRESSOR WAS NOT COMING ON BECAUSE THE HARNESS WAS CRACKED AND COMING APART AND THE EVAPORATOR LEAKS, ALL OF THESE FAULTY COMPONENTS CAUSED THE SYSTEM TO BLOW WARM AIR. NLM"
"THE WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID DID'NT COME OUT WHEN THE BUTTON IS PUSHED, THE WINDSHILED WIPERS ONLY CLEAR THE LEFT AND RIGHT PORTION OF THE WINDSHILED BUT NOT THE MIDDLE, THE DEALER ADJUSTED THEM BUT THEY STILL DONT OPERATE PROPERLY. NLM"
"THE RADIO ANTEANNA FAILED. NLM"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28