FaultScore

Worst years for a Mercedes Benz E550

Owners have filed 214 complaints about the Mercedes Benz E550 with NHTSA across model years 2010 to 2017. More of them are about the airbags than anything else.

Avoid

2011 Mercedes Benz E550

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

Cleanest on record

2014 Mercedes Benz E550

20 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Mercedes Benz E550 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
2017 3 0 0 Electrical System
2016 1 0 0 Airbags
2015 2 0 0 Airbags
2014 B 20 0 1 61,950 Airbags
2013 B 22 0 0 24,000 Airbags
2012 B 22 1 0 69,000 Airbags
2011 D 66 3 3 70,000 Airbags
2010 C 78 0 0 71,990 Airbags

What breaks on a Mercedes Benz E550

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

Airbags 89 41.6%

Worst in 2011

Suspension 51 23.8%

Worst in 2010

Electrical System 12 5.6%

Worst in 2012

Brakes 10 4.7%

Worst in 2014

Body & Structure 9 4.2%

Worst in 2010

Steering 8 3.7%

Worst in 2012

Engine & Cooling 7 3.3%

Worst in 2013

Other & Unspecified 7 3.3%

Worst in 2010

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 5 2.3%

Worst in 2010

Fuel & Propulsion 4 1.9%

Worst in 2011

Transmission & Drivetrain 3 1.4%

Worst in 2010

Stability & Traction Control 3 1.4%

Worst in 2010

Wheels 2 0.9%

Worst in 2012

Seat Belts 2 0.9%

Worst in 2012

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Mercedes Benz E550, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Nov 2010 peak 15 Jun 2025

Compare the Mercedes Benz E550

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