Dodge Daytona vs Mercedes Benz E Class

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	Dodge Daytona	Mercedes Benz E Class
Complaints on file	165	412
Model years covered	1984–1993	1993–2008
Worst model year	—	2003
Best model year	—	1996
Crashes reported	24	14
Fires reported	30	12
Injuries reported	22	8
Deaths reported	5	0
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	49.1%	8.3%

Dodge Daytona by year

2 5 4 8 23 39 31 17 19 17

84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 30 18.2%

Electrical System 16 9.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 15 9.1%

Body & Structure 15 9.1%

Seats 15 9.1%

Airbags 13 7.9%

Fuel & Propulsion 12 7.3%

Steering 9 5.5%

Mercedes Benz E Class by year

9 46 29 18 43 31 20 61 33 8 69 19 10 11 5

93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 08

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

What breaks

Electrical System 99 24.0%

Suspension 57 13.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 39 9.5%

Engine & Cooling 38 9.2%

Brakes 34 8.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 20 4.9%

Body & Structure 18 4.4%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 17 4.1%