FaultScore

Worst years for a Mercedes Benz AMG E55

Owners have filed 399 complaints about the Mercedes Benz AMG E55 with NHTSA across model years 2003 to 2006. More of them are about the fuel & propulsion than anything else.

Avoid

2005 Mercedes Benz AMG E55

151 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly fuel & propulsion.

Cleanest on record

2006 Mercedes Benz AMG E55

37 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Mercedes Benz AMG E55 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.

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
2006 A 37 0 0 71,250 Fuel & Propulsion
2005 C 151 0 0 66,500 Fuel & Propulsion
2004 B 129 2 0 93,261 Fuel & Propulsion
2003 A 82 0 0 73,296 Fuel & Propulsion

What breaks on a Mercedes Benz AMG E55

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

Fuel & Propulsion 357 89.5%

Worst in 2005

Brakes 8 2.0%

Worst in 2003

Engine & Cooling 7 1.8%

Worst in 2003

Electrical System 7 1.8%

Worst in 2005

Suspension 6 1.5%

Worst in 2004

Transmission & Drivetrain 5 1.3%

Worst in 2003

Seats 3 0.8%

Worst in 2005

Airbags 2 0.5%

Worst in 2005

Other & Unspecified 2 0.5%

Worst in 2005

Wheels 1 0.3%

Worst in 2004

Seat Belts 1 0.3%

Worst in 2004

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Mercedes Benz AMG E55, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Mar 2007 peak 29 Nov 2024

Compare the Mercedes Benz AMG E55

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