Chrysler 300M vs Mercedes Benz E350

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Chrysler 300M	Mercedes Benz E350
Complaints on file	1,130	2,686
Model years covered	1993–2004	2003–2017
Worst model year	1999	2014
Best model year	2003	2004
Crashes reported	93	142
Fires reported	21	78
Injuries reported	57	112
Deaths reported	2	3
Most complained-about part	Steering	Fuel & Propulsion
Share of complaints involving harm	15.3%	12.5%

Chrysler 300M by year

5 4 440 294 122 104 44 117

93 94 99 00 01 02 03 04

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Steering 161 14.2%

Airbags 117 10.4%

Body & Structure 108 9.6%

Engine & Cooling 106 9.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 86 7.6%

Electrical System 76 6.7%

Brakes 65 5.8%

Wheels 53 4.7%

Mercedes Benz E350 by year

10 11 17 482 398 220 76 229 265 260 215 378 40 74 11

03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 765 28.5%

Airbags 397 14.8%

Engine & Cooling 218 8.1%

Brakes 204 7.6%

Electrical System 166 6.2%

Other & Unspecified 134 5.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 124 4.6%

Suspension 117 4.4%