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Mercedes Benz AMG E53 problems

Owners have filed 27 complaints about the Mercedes Benz AMG E53 with NHTSA across model years 2019 to 2023. More of them are about the driver assist & collision avoidance than anything else.

Every Mercedes Benz AMG E53 year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

7 5 10 4 1
19 20 21 22 23
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2023 — 1 0 0 — Engine & Cooling
2022 — 4 4 0 — Steering
2021 — 10 0 0 — Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2020 — 5 0 0 — Engine & Cooling
2019 — 7 0 0 — Electrical System

What breaks on a Mercedes Benz AMG E53

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 6 22.2%

Worst in 2021

Engine & Cooling 5 18.5%

Worst in 2020

Electrical System 5 18.5%

Worst in 2019

Wheels 3 11.1%

Worst in 2019

Transmission & Drivetrain 2 7.4%

Worst in 2021

Steering 2 7.4%

Worst in 2022

Other & Unspecified 2 7.4%

Worst in 2021

Tires 1 3.7%

Worst in 2020

Seat Belts 1 3.7%

Worst in 2021

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Mercedes Benz AMG E53, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Nov 2020 peak 4 Jul 2025

Compare the Mercedes Benz AMG E53

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.

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