2015 Mercedes Benz B-Class Electric: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 46 complaints
46
Total Complaints
1,626mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN
Top Issue
0
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

1,000 25th Percentile
1,626 Median Mileage
3,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN
14
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
10
ENGINE
7
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
6
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
5
STEERING
2
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2

Severity Assessment

0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THIS INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED TWICE SINCE WE GOT THE CAR ON 06/25/2015. FIRST TIME, DRIVING DOWN A STREET AT 35 MPH AND THE CAR WILL SHIFT BY ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL. THE CAR WILL NOT GO BACK TO DRIVE AND THERE IS NOT POWER TO THE DRIVE SYSTEM. THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT IT IS TO COAST TO A STOP AND TURN OFF ..."
"THIS INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED TWICE SINCE WE GOT THE CAR ON 06/25/2015. FIRST TIME, DRIVING DOWN A STREET AT 35 MPH AND THE CAR WILL SHIFT BY ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL. THE CAR WILL NOT GO BACK TO DRIVE AND THERE IS NOT POWER TO THE DRIVE SYSTEM. THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT IT IS TO COAST TO A STOP AND TURN OFF ..."
"THUMP! COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER ON FREEWAY. RANDOM SHIFT TO NEUTRAL ISSUE. DRIVING HOME FROM THE PURCHASING THE CAR ON THE 101 SOUTHBOUND IN THE FAST LANE GOING 65 MPH. ACCELERATION WAS SUDDENLY LOST. THE POWER TRAIN MALFUNCTIONED AND SHIFTED ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL. THE GAS PEDAL WAS UNRESPONSIVE. HAD T..."

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