FaultScore

Worst years for a Mercedes Benz E 450

Owners have filed 95 complaints about the Mercedes Benz E 450 with NHTSA across model years 2019 to 2024. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Avoid

2019 Mercedes Benz E 450

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

Cleanest on record

2022 Mercedes Benz E 450

16 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Mercedes Benz E 450 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
2024 3 0 0 Electrical System
2023 C 25 0 0 8,050 Tires
2022 A 16 0 0 Electrical System
2021 8 0 0 Electrical System
2020 C 10 0 1 41,000 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2019 F 33 3 3 7,200 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance

What breaks on a Mercedes Benz E 450

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

Electrical System 16 16.8%

Worst in 2019

Engine & Cooling 15 15.8%

Worst in 2023

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 12 12.6%

Worst in 2019

Transmission & Drivetrain 9 9.5%

Worst in 2019

Tires 8 8.4%

Worst in 2023

Fuel & Propulsion 7 7.4%

Worst in 2022

Brakes 6 6.3%

Worst in 2019

Steering 4 4.2%

Worst in 2019

Other & Unspecified 4 4.2%

Worst in 2021

Body & Structure 3 3.2%

Worst in 2020

Wheels 3 3.2%

Worst in 2022

Acceleration & Cruise Control 2 2.1%

Worst in 2019

Seats 2 2.1%

Worst in 2019

Airbags 1 1.1%

Worst in 2019

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Mercedes Benz E 450, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jan 2019 peak 7 Jun 2026

Compare the Mercedes Benz E 450

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