Mercedes Benz E Class vs Hyundai Azera

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 E Class	Hyundai Azera
Complaints on file	412	995
Model years covered	1993–2008	2006–2017
Worst model year	2003	2006
Best model year	1996	2010
Crashes reported	14	57
Fires reported	12	32
Injuries reported	8	35
Deaths reported	0	3
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm	8.3%	12.8%

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%

Hyundai Azera by year

280 188 101 36 11 35 82 149 61 17 19 16

06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

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

What breaks

Airbags 155 15.6%

Brakes 118 11.9%

Steering 105 10.6%

Electrical System 104 10.5%

Engine & Cooling 86 8.6%

Seats 72 7.2%

Lights 54 5.4%

Seat Belts 48 4.8%