Mercedes Benz E320 vs Cadillac Deville

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 E320	Cadillac Deville
Complaints on file	1,516	3,660
Model years covered	1994–2009	1964–2005
Worst model year	2005	2000
Best model year	2008	1995
Crashes reported	75	312
Fires reported	48	127
Injuries reported	77	263
Deaths reported	1	15
Most complained-about part	Fuel & Propulsion	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	13.3%	19.6%

Mercedes Benz E320 by year

19 129 62 80 51 109 81 54 27 281 243 287 49 20 13 11

94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 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 383 25.3%

Brakes 223 14.7%

Electrical System 207 13.7%

Engine & Cooling 116 7.7%

Airbags 111 7.3%

Suspension 111 7.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 67 4.4%

Body & Structure 39 2.6%

Cadillac Deville by year

1 1 2 4 1 4 1 2 12 6 6 22 27 52 41 66 111 105 183 123 185 197 281 339 310 239 312 239 237 208 211 132

64 73 74 76 77 78 79 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 598 16.3%

Electrical System 491 13.4%

Brakes 429 11.7%

Airbags 311 8.5%

Steering 287 7.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 265 7.2%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 189 5.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 167 4.6%