Worst years for a Mercedes Benz E300
Owners have filed 53 complaints about the Mercedes Benz E300 with NHTSA across model years 1995 to 2009. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.
Avoid
1998 Mercedes Benz E30013 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.
Cleanest on record
1997 Mercedes Benz E30012 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Mercedes Benz E300 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.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | Electrical System |
| 2002 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Steering |
| 2001 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Airbags |
| 1999 | C | 15 | 1 | 0 | 115,000 | Suspension |
| 1998 | C | 13 | 4 | 0 | 106,223 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1997 | B | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1996 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 1995 | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
What breaks on a Mercedes Benz E300
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 1995
Worst in 1999
Worst in 1998
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Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Mercedes Benz E300, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Compare the Mercedes Benz E300
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.