Isuzu Amigo 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	Isuzu Amigo	Mercedes Benz E500
Complaints on file	220	546
Model years covered	1987–2002	2003–2009
Worst model year	1998	2005
Best model year	2000	2006
Crashes reported	36	14
Fires reported	1	2
Injuries reported	16	13
Deaths reported	2	0
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Fuel & Propulsion
Share of complaints involving harm	25%	5.3%

Isuzu Amigo by year

1 1 9 5 6 2 6 1 99 77 12 1

87 89 90 91 92 93 94 97 98 99 00 02

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

What breaks

Brakes 49 22.3%

Engine & Cooling 29 13.2%

Body & Structure 23 10.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 20 9.1%

Suspension 19 8.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 12 5.5%

Electrical System 10 4.5%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 10 4.5%

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%