Worst years for a Mercedes Benz E500
Owners have filed 546 complaints about the Mercedes Benz E500 with NHTSA across model years 2003 to 2009. More of them are about the fuel & propulsion than anything else.
Avoid
2005 Mercedes Benz E500168 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly fuel & propulsion.
Cleanest on record
2006 Mercedes Benz E50059 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Mercedes Benz E500 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 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2008 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2007 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2006 | A | 59 | 1 | 0 | 80,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2005 | C | 168 | 4 | 0 | 100,051 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2004 | C | 173 | 3 | 2 | 87,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2003 | B | 143 | 6 | 0 | 90,378 | Fuel & Propulsion |
What breaks on a Mercedes Benz E500
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 2004
Worst in 2003
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Worst in 2005
Worst in 2006
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Worst in 2006
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Mercedes Benz E500, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Mercedes Benz E500 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 E500
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.