Hyundai Venue 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 Hyundai Venue Mercedes Benz E500
Complaints on file 221 546
Model years covered 2020–2026 2003–2009
Worst model year 2020 2005
Best model year 2024 2006
Crashes reported 16 14
Fires reported 3 2
Injuries reported 5 13
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Other & Unspecified Fuel & Propulsion
Share of complaints involving harm 10.9% 5.3%

Hyundai Venue by year

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

What breaks

Seat Belts 23 10.4%
Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 20 9.0%
Steering 13 5.9%
Engine & Cooling 11 5.0%
Transmission & Drivetrain 11 5.0%
Brakes 10 4.5%

Mercedes Benz E500 by year

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%
Electrical System 19 3.5%
Airbags 18 3.3%
Other & Unspecified 12 2.2%