Chrysler Fifth Avenue vs Mercedes Benz E500

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 Fifth Avenue	Mercedes Benz E500
Complaints on file	219	546
Model years covered	1983–1997	2003–2009
Worst model year	—	2005
Best model year	—	2006
Crashes reported	12	14
Fires reported	7	2
Injuries reported	12	13
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Fuel & Propulsion
Share of complaints involving harm	14.2%	5.3%

Chrysler Fifth Avenue by year

1 5 4 1 16 9 10 51 49 33 38 2

83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 97

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

What breaks

Brakes 61 27.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 29 13.2%

Fuel & Propulsion 26 11.9%

Engine & Cooling 17 7.8%

Electrical System 15 6.8%

Steering 12 5.5%

Airbags 10 4.6%

Suspension 10 4.6%

Mercedes Benz E500 by year

143 173 168 59 1 1 1

03 04 05 06 07 08 09

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

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 240 44.0%

Brakes 107 19.6%

Suspension 58 10.6%

Engine & Cooling 25 4.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 25 4.6%

Electrical System 19 3.5%

Airbags 18 3.3%

Other & Unspecified 12 2.2%