FaultScore

Ford E350 vs Mercedes Benz GLC300

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 Ford E350 Mercedes Benz GLC300
Complaints on file 123 305
Model years covered 1983–2011 2016–2017
Worst model year
Best model year
Crashes reported 1 20
Fires reported 22 6
Injuries reported 1 11
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Brakes Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 19.5% 12.1%

Ford E350 by year

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

What breaks

Brakes 46 37.4%
Engine & Cooling 15 12.2%
Electrical System 15 12.2%
Body & Structure 12 9.8%
Fuel & Propulsion 10 8.1%
Tires 9 7.3%
Transmission & Drivetrain 5 4.1%
Suspension 3 2.4%

Mercedes Benz GLC300 by year

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 80 26.2%
Brakes 31 10.2%
Airbags 22 7.2%
Transmission & Drivetrain 13 4.3%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 13 4.3%