FaultScore

Worst years for a Mercedes Benz B-Class Electric

Owners have filed 90 complaints about the Mercedes Benz B-Class Electric with NHTSA across model years 2014 to 2016. More of them are about the transmission & drivetrain than anything else.

Avoid

2015 Mercedes Benz B-Class Electric

46 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly transmission & drivetrain.

Cleanest on record

2016 Mercedes Benz B-Class Electric

10 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Mercedes Benz B-Class Electric 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
2016 A 10 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2015 C 46 0 0 1,626 Transmission & Drivetrain
2014 C 34 0 0 20,000 Transmission & Drivetrain

What breaks on a Mercedes Benz B-Class Electric

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

Worst in 2015

Engine & Cooling 17 18.9%

Worst in 2014

Electrical System 13 14.4%

Worst in 2014

Fuel & Propulsion 13 14.4%

Worst in 2015

Acceleration & Cruise Control 7 7.8%

Worst in 2015

Other & Unspecified 5 5.6%

Worst in 2014

Steering 3 3.3%

Worst in 2015

Brakes 3 3.3%

Worst in 2014

Airbags 1 1.1%

Worst in 2016

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1 1.1%

Worst in 2014

Tires 1 1.1%

Worst in 2016

Wheels 1 1.1%

Worst in 2016

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Mercedes Benz B-Class Electric, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jul 2015 peak 11 Sep 2024

Compare the Mercedes Benz B-Class Electric

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