Mercedes Benz E320 vs GMC Jimmy

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	GMC Jimmy
Complaints on file	1,516	3,778
Model years covered	1994–2009	1982–2004
Worst model year	2005	1995
Best model year	2008	2001
Crashes reported	75	421
Fires reported	48	70
Injuries reported	77	214
Deaths reported	1	7
Most complained-about part	Fuel & Propulsion	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	13.3%	18.8%

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%

GMC Jimmy by year

1 2 5 6 3 6 15 17 15 139 134 263 424 713 605 421 355 202 307 141 1 3

82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 03 04

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

What breaks

Brakes 1,334 35.3%

Engine & Cooling 343 9.1%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 336 8.9%

Suspension 289 7.6%

Electrical System 235 6.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 231 6.1%

Fuel & Propulsion 172 4.6%

Airbags 111 2.9%