Toyota Venza vs Mercedes Benz E320

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 Venza	Mercedes Benz E320
Complaints on file	623	1,516
Model years covered	2009–2015	1994–2009
Worst model year	2009	2005
Best model year	2012	2008
Crashes reported	95	75
Fires reported	15	48
Injuries reported	66	77
Deaths reported	2	1
Most complained-about part	Acceleration & Cruise Control	Fuel & Propulsion
Share of complaints involving harm	28.6%	13.3%

Toyota Venza by year

231 110 89 34 87 38 34

09 10 11 12 13 14 15

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

What breaks

Acceleration & Cruise Control 67 10.8%

Other & Unspecified 65 10.4%

Brakes 64 10.3%

Electrical System 61 9.8%

Airbags 57 9.1%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 48 7.7%

Seats 44 7.1%

Body & Structure 39 6.3%

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%