2019 Mercedes-Benz E 450: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 29 complaints
29
Total Complaints
7,200mi
Median Mileage
Engine
Top Issue
0
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

3,700 25th Percentile
7,200 Median Mileage
20,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Engine
4
Electrical System
4
Service Brakes
3
Power Train
3
Steering
2
Automatic Steering
1
Seats
1
Automatic Emergency Braking
1
Exterior Lighting
1
Adaptive Cruise Control
1

Severity Assessment

0
Crashes
3
Fires
3
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"AUTOMATIC STEERING FOLLOWED RANDOM STRIPE ON I 20 MAKING THE CAR LUNG TO THE LEFT LANE AND ALMOST GOING INTO THE MEDIAN IWAS WAS GOING 75 IN RAIN COULD HAVE WRECKED IF I DID NOT CORRECT IN SECONDS!"
"AUTOMATIC STEERING FOLLOWED RANDOM STRIPE ON I 20 MAKING THE CAR LUNG TO THE LEFT LANE AND ALMOST GOING INTO THE MEDIAN IWAS WAS GOING 75 IN RAIN COULD HAVE WRECKED IF I DID NOT CORRECT IN SECONDS!"
"DRIVING AT 75 MPH, CAR SUDDENLY DECELERATED TO APPROX 45MPH WITHOUT WARNING. A TRIANGLE WITH RED IMAGE OF THE CAR'S REAR APPEARED ON SCREEN. I GRADUALLY INCREASED SPEED BACK UP TO 70 MPH AND SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. CAR IS 2 YRS OLD WITH 7200 MILES ON IT. M-B DEALERSHIP HAS THE CAR NOW."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

NY: 7 FL: 5 GA: 4 CA: 4 AZ: 3 LA: 2 TX: 2 VA: 1 WA: 1

Mercedes-Benz E 450 — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
2023220

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