FaultScore

Mercedes Benz E400 vs Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid

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 E400 Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid
Complaints on file 80 199
Model years covered 2015–2017 2017–2022
Worst model year 2015 2017
Best model year 2017 2021
Crashes reported 5 28
Fires reported 0 8
Injuries reported 4 13
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Airbags Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm 11.3% 24.6%

Mercedes Benz E400 by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 46 57.5%
Electrical System 5 6.3%
Steering 5 6.3%
Other & Unspecified 4 5.0%
Engine & Cooling 3 3.8%
Brakes 3 3.8%
Body & Structure 3 3.8%
Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 3 3.8%

Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid by year

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

What breaks

Brakes 26 13.1%
Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 24 12.1%
Other & Unspecified 22 11.1%
Engine & Cooling 19 9.5%
Fuel & Propulsion 16 8.0%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 15 7.5%
Transmission & Drivetrain 13 6.5%