Worst years for a Mercedes Benz E320
Owners have filed 1,516 complaints about the Mercedes Benz E320 with NHTSA across model years 1994 to 2009. More of them are about the fuel & propulsion than anything else.
Avoid
2005 Mercedes Benz E320287 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly fuel & propulsion.
Cleanest on record
2008 Mercedes Benz E32013 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Mercedes Benz E320 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 | A | 11 | 0 | 0 | 62,209 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2008 | A | 13 | 0 | 0 | 120,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2007 | B | 20 | 1 | 0 | 79,102 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2006 | B | 49 | 3 | 0 | 89,234 | Brakes |
| 2005 | D | 287 | 10 | 8 | 80,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2004 | D | 243 | 8 | 1 | 99,896 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2003 | D | 281 | 12 | 1 | 97,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2002 | B | 27 | 1 | 1 | 85,992 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2001 | C | 54 | 8 | 6 | 95,000 | Electrical System |
| 2000 | C | 81 | 2 | 5 | 130,000 | Airbags |
| 1999 | D | 109 | 12 | 13 | 80,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1998 | C | 51 | 3 | 0 | 94,450 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1997 | C | 80 | 5 | 4 | 113,200 | Suspension |
| 1996 | C | 62 | 7 | 3 | 107,700 | Suspension |
| 1995 | C | 129 | 0 | 5 | 103,250 | Electrical System |
| 1994 | B | 19 | 3 | 1 | 162,000 | Electrical System |
What breaks on a Mercedes Benz E320
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 1997
Worst in 2003
Exactly what failed on a Mercedes Benz E320
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Mercedes Benz E320, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Mercedes Benz E320 problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Mercedes Benz E320
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.