2019 Mercedes-Benz E 300: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 37 complaints
37
Total Complaints
6,500mi
Median Mileage
Unknown Or Other
Top Issue
5
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

560 25th Percentile
6,500 Median Mileage
9,832 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Unknown Or Other
8
Seat Belts
7
Engine
3
Electrical System
3
Blind Spot Detection
2
Wheels
2
Fuel/Propulsion System
2
Air Bags
2
Steering
1
Pretensioner
1

Severity Assessment

5
Crashes
0
Fires
4
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE CAR DOES NOT DETECT A PROPERLY FASTENED SEATBELT SOMETIMES AND THE SEATBELT WILL NOT ADJUST AUTOMATICALLY EVEN WHEN PROPERLY FASTENED. INTERMITTENT ISSUE. LOOKS LIKE OTHER MODELS HAVE HAD RECALLS RELATED TO SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. HTTPS://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/NEWS/MERCEDES-BENZ-VEHICLES-WITH-SEAT..."
"THE CAR DOES NOT DETECT A PROPERLY FASTENED SEATBELT SOMETIMES AND THE SEATBELT WILL NOT ADJUST AUTOMATICALLY EVEN WHEN PROPERLY FASTENED. INTERMITTENT ISSUE. LOOKS LIKE OTHER MODELS HAVE HAD RECALLS RELATED TO SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. HTTPS://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/NEWS/MERCEDES-BENZ-VEHICLES-WITH-SEAT..."
"THE CAR DOES NOT DETECT A PROPERLY FASTENED SEATBELT SOMETIMES AND THE SEATBELT WILL NOT ADJUST AUTOMATICALLY EVEN WHEN PROPERLY FASTENED. INTERMITTENT ISSUE. LOOKS LIKE OTHER MODELS HAVE HAD RECALLS RELATED TO SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. HTTPS://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/NEWS/MERCEDES-BENZ-VEHICLES-WITH-SEAT..."

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.

Seat Belts 7 complaints
25th: 830 mi Median: 3,800 mi 75th: 7,041 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 13 FL: 5 AZ: 4 NY: 4 TX: 3 GA: 2 PA: 1 IN: 1 MN: 1 VA: 1

Who Files Complaints?

5.4%
Original Owners
94.6%
Second+ Owners

Mercedes-Benz E 300 — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
2018431

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