Mercedes Benz AMG E55 vs Chevrolet C1500

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	Mercedes Benz AMG E55	Chevrolet C1500
Complaints on file	399	969
Model years covered	2003–2006	1988–1996
Worst model year	2005	1996
Best model year	2006	1994
Crashes reported	2	41
Fires reported	0	25
Injuries reported	0	26
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Fuel & Propulsion	Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
Share of complaints involving harm	0.5%	9.5%

Mercedes Benz AMG E55 by year

82 129 151 37

03 04 05 06

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

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 357 89.5%

Brakes 8 2.0%

Engine & Cooling 7 1.8%

Electrical System 7 1.8%

Suspension 6 1.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 5 1.3%

Seats 3 0.8%

Airbags 2 0.5%

Chevrolet C1500 by year

37 39 25 43 48 84 177 238 278

88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96

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

What breaks

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 293 30.2%

Brakes 185 19.1%

Seats 94 9.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 69 7.1%

Engine & Cooling 53 5.5%

Seat Belts 36 3.7%

Electrical System 34 3.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 30 3.1%