2016 Mercedes-Benz E350: Reliability Data

72
Total Complaints
39,000mi
Median Mileage
Electrical System
Top Issue
9
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

5,000 25th Percentile
39,000 Median Mileage
55,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Electrical System
8
Unknown Or Other
7
Air Bags
6
Vehicle Speed Control
5
Steering
5
Power Train
5
Engine
5
Visibility/Wiper
4
Body
4
Service Brakes
3

Severity Assessment

9
Crashes
1
Fires
8
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 MERCEDES BENZ E350. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE COLLISION ASSIST INOPERATIVE WARNING INDICATOR DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE VEH..."
"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 MERCEDES BENZ E350. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE COLLISION ASSIST INOPERATIVE WARNING INDICATOR DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE VEH..."
"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 MERCEDES BENZ E350. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE COLLISION ASSIST INOPERATIVE WARNING INDICATOR DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE VEH..."

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.

Electrical System 8 complaints
25th: 30,450 mi Median: 40,083 mi 75th: 44,624 mi
Unknown Or Other 7 complaints
25th: 29,267 mi Median: 46,211 mi 75th: 62,750 mi
Air Bags 6 complaints
Median: 10,000 mi
Vehicle Speed Control 5 complaints
Median: 4,800 mi
Steering 5 complaints
25th: 15,500 mi Median: 29,500 mi 75th: 45,750 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

TX: 12 VA: 10 CA: 9 FL: 8 NY: 4 AL: 3 PR: 3 NC: 3 AZ: 3 NV: 2

Who Files Complaints?

5.6%
Original Owners
94.4%
Second+ Owners

Mercedes-Benz E350 — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
200648120
20073971
200821913
2009764
201022817
201126314
20122538
201321429
201436320
2015394

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