Mercedes Benz E350 vs Jeep Compass

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 E350	Jeep Compass
Complaints on file	2,686	6,123
Model years covered	2003–2017	2007–2026
Worst model year	2014	2018
Best model year	2004	2008
Crashes reported	142	248
Fires reported	78	76
Injuries reported	112	138
Deaths reported	3	2
Most complained-about part	Fuel & Propulsion	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	12.5%	7.6%

Mercedes Benz E350 by year

10 11 17 482 398 220 76 229 265 260 215 378 40 74 11

03 04 05 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

Fuel & Propulsion 765 28.5%

Airbags 397 14.8%

Engine & Cooling 218 8.1%

Brakes 204 7.6%

Electrical System 166 6.2%

Other & Unspecified 134 5.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 124 4.6%

Suspension 117 4.4%

Jeep Compass by year

396 135 60 108 283 263 121 518 173 461 385 1,629 579 254 131 390 76 113 44 4

07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 1,307 21.3%

Electrical System 1,060 17.3%

Other & Unspecified 663 10.8%

Transmission & Drivetrain 527 8.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 294 4.8%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 280 4.6%

Airbags 273 4.5%

Brakes 245 4.0%