FaultScore

Worst years for a Mercedes Benz E 350

Owners have filed 65 complaints about the Mercedes Benz E 350 with NHTSA across model years 2020 to 2026. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Avoid

2021 Mercedes Benz E 350

20 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly driver assist & collision avoidance.

Cleanest on record

2024 Mercedes Benz E 350

10 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Mercedes Benz E 350 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
2026 3 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2025 4 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2024 A 10 0 0 Electrical System
2023 6 0 0 Other & Unspecified
2022 A 10 0 0 Other & Unspecified
2021 D 20 0 2 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2020 D 12 0 2 37,000 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Mercedes Benz E 350

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

Electrical System 12 18.5%

Worst in 2021

Other & Unspecified 11 16.9%

Worst in 2020

Engine & Cooling 8 12.3%

Worst in 2021

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 8 12.3%

Worst in 2021

Transmission & Drivetrain 6 9.2%

Worst in 2021

Fuel & Propulsion 6 9.2%

Worst in 2021

Acceleration & Cruise Control 4 6.2%

Worst in 2024

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 3 4.6%

Worst in 2020

Brakes 2 3.1%

Worst in 2023

Lights 2 3.1%

Worst in 2024

Suspension 1 1.5%

Worst in 2024

Tires 1 1.5%

Worst in 2023

Doors, Latches & Locks 1 1.5%

Worst in 2024

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Mercedes Benz E 350, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Nov 2020 peak 5 Aug 2026

Compare the Mercedes Benz E 350

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