Toyota Yaris 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 Yaris	Mercedes Benz E350
Complaints on file	1,096	2,686
Model years covered	2006–2020	2003–2017
Worst model year	2008	2014
Best model year	2020	2004
Crashes reported	243	142
Fires reported	23	78
Injuries reported	177	112
Deaths reported	5	3
Most complained-about part	Airbags	Fuel & Propulsion
Share of complaints involving harm	40.9%	12.5%

Toyota Yaris by year

9 331 289 134 123 31 47 11 4 22 8 21 7 43 16

06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

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

What breaks

Airbags 375 34.2%

Brakes 109 9.9%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 73 6.7%

Electrical System 71 6.5%

Engine & Cooling 53 4.8%

Body & Structure 53 4.8%

Suspension 52 4.7%

Steering 39 3.6%

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%