FaultScore

Worst years for a Mercedes Benz E430

Owners have filed 98 complaints about the Mercedes Benz E430 with NHTSA across model years 1998 to 2002. More of them are about the airbags than anything else.

Avoid

2001 Mercedes Benz E430

25 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly airbags.

Cleanest on record

1998 Mercedes Benz E430

16 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Mercedes Benz E430 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
2002 7 0 0 79,178 Engine & Cooling
2001 D 25 3 1 64,500 Airbags
2000 C 21 2 0 105,000 Airbags
1999 C 29 1 0 99,829 Suspension
1998 C 16 9 0 127,500 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Mercedes Benz E430

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

Airbags 18 18.4%

Worst in 1999

Suspension 16 16.3%

Worst in 1999

Electrical System 15 15.3%

Worst in 2001

Engine & Cooling 9 9.2%

Worst in 1998

Other & Unspecified 7 7.1%

Worst in 1998

Transmission & Drivetrain 6 6.1%

Worst in 2000

Body & Structure 6 6.1%

Worst in 1999

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 4 4.1%

Worst in 1999

Brakes 3 3.1%

Worst in 2001

Lights 3 3.1%

Worst in 2001

Seat Belts 3 3.1%

Worst in 1999

Tires 2 2.0%

Worst in 2001

Wheels 2 2.0%

Worst in 2001

Equipment & Accessories 2 2.0%

Worst in 1999

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Mercedes Benz E430, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Apr 2000 peak 6 Jan 2024

Compare the Mercedes Benz E430

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