Toyota Camry Solara vs Mercedes Benz E350

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	Toyota Camry Solara	Mercedes Benz E350
Complaints on file	1,108	2,686
Model years covered	1999–2009	2003–2017
Worst model year	2004	2014
Best model year	2003	2004
Crashes reported	239	142
Fires reported	18	78
Injuries reported	117	112
Deaths reported	7	3
Most complained-about part	Body & Structure	Fuel & Propulsion
Share of complaints involving harm	34.4%	12.5%

Toyota Camry Solara by year

109 80 66 67 34 204 131 159 158 99 1

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

Body & Structure 174 15.7%

Airbags 130 11.7%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 130 11.7%

Engine & Cooling 80 7.2%

Brakes 70 6.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 63 5.7%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 61 5.5%

Other & Unspecified 58 5.2%

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%