Mercedes-Benz E-Class

578 complaints across 12 scored model years .

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Mercedes-Benz E-Class Full report

Grade 2010–2021

2017 vs model median 2.7×

Model median3× median

Airbags & Restraints 18

Electrical 14

Engine 9

Avoid

2014 · 2017

Best

2020 · 2021

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Severity-weighted complaint volume and grade by model year for the Mercedes-Benz E-Class
Year	vs median	Reports	Grade
2010	1.13×	33	C
2011	0.86×	28	B
2012	0.74×	27	B
2013	0.95×	36	B
2014	2.56×	89	F
2015	1.07×	32	C
2016	1.19×	53	C
2017	2.70×	94	F
2018	1.02×	38	B
2019	0.98×	41	B
2020	0.41×	11	A
2021	0.61×	23	B
2022 P	0.59×	26	A
2023 P	0.94×	30	B
2024 P	0.23×	13	A

P — provisional. These years have not completed 60 months on the road, so their totals are incomplete and they are excluded from the verdict.

What it costs to run

EPA figures for the most recent model year on record.

EPA fuel economy and drivetrain
Combined MPG	25
City / Highway	23 / 30
Engine	3L, 6 cyl
Drive	Rear-Wheel Drive
Annual fuel cost	$3,050

Recalls

No recall campaigns are on record for this model.

Others in Full-Size Cars

Same body and size class. Each grade describes that model against its own history — these are not ranked against each other.

Other models in the same segment
Model	Years to avoid	Grade
Acura RLX	none flagged	C
Audi A6	2019	C
Audi A7	2019	C
Audi A8	none flagged	C
BMW 5 Series	20112012	B
BMW 7 Series	2012	B
Buick Lacrosse	20112012	C
Cadillac XTS	2013	C

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2017 E-Class

Complaints in window: 94
Severity-weighted: 154
Model median (weighted): 57
vs model median: 2.70×
Recall campaigns (weighted): 0
Open investigations: 1

Score 29.1 F