2005 Mercedes-Benz Amg E55: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 151 complaints
151
Total Complaints
65,000mi
Median Mileage
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Top Issue
0
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

49,000 25th Percentile
65,000 Median Mileage
87,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
75
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
54
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
5
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
5
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
3
ENGINE
2
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
1
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
1
SEATS
1

Severity Assessment

0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"2005 MERCEDES-BENZ E 55 AMG CUSTOMER STATES THAT HE TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS SENT A RECALL #2005110001 AFTER PICKING CAR UP THE NEXT WEEK SAME PROBLEMS HE WAS CHARGED FOR SERVICE AND WANTS TO REIMBURSED**CC THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, THE VEHICLE NEV..."
"2005 MERCEDES-BENZ E 55 AMG CUSTOMER STATES THAT HE TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS SENT A RECALL #2005110001 AFTER PICKING CAR UP THE NEXT WEEK SAME PROBLEMS HE WAS CHARGED FOR SERVICE AND WANTS TO REIMBURSED**CC THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, THE VEHICLE NEV..."
"2005 MERCEDES-BENZ E 55 AMG CUSTOMER STATES THAT HE TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS SENT A RECALL #2005110001 AFTER PICKING CAR UP THE NEXT WEEK SAME PROBLEMS HE WAS CHARGED FOR SERVICE AND WANTS TO REIMBURSED**CC THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, THE VEHICLE NEV..."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 75 complaints
25th: 52,000 mi Median: 69,500 mi 75th: 88,500 mi
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 54 complaints
25th: 51,375 mi Median: 66,087 mi 75th: 85,000 mi
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY 5 complaints
25th: 31,000 mi Median: 32,000 mi 75th: 42,000 mi
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP 5 complaints
25th: 40,208 mi Median: 47,472 mi 75th: 62,648 mi
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 3 complaints
Median: 32,350 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 26 FL: 19 NY: 16 TX: 15 VA: 10 IL: 8 GA: 7 CO: 6 MO: 6 AZ: 5

Mercedes-Benz Amg E55 — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
2003820
20041292
2006370

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