Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz E-Class

For the Mercedes-Benz E-Class, model years 2000–2027 on this site have 198 matched recalls and 2,510 matched complaints (recall file dated Oct 23, 2026; complaint file dated Oct 23, 2026). Matched complaint counts run from 5 in 2008 to 436 in 2007. These are raw counts, not rates. EPA rates non-electric configurations 14–28 mpg combined (file dated Sep 29, 2026).

ABOUT THIS DATA

Mercedes-Benz E-Class by model year puts the same counts in one sortable table.

Model years

One row per model year. Complaint and recall figures are matched raw counts.
Year Recalls Complaints Crash Fire Investigations Stars Comb mpg
2000 0 34 1 0 3 Pre-2011 17–21
2001 0 15 1 0 2 Pre-2011 18–21
2002 0 8 0 0 0 Pre-2011 18–21
2003 4 45 3 0 0 Pre-2011 15–20
2004 4 15 2 0 0 Pre-2011 15–20
2005 3 9 0 0 1 Pre-2011 15–27
2006 1 10 1 0 1 Pre-2011 15–27
2007 7 436 2 10 1 Pre-2011 14–26
2008 0 5 0 0 0 Pre-2011 14–26
2009 4 85 3 5 0 Pre-2011 15–26
2010 6 258 9 0 2 Pre-2011 15–21
2011 9 296 14 3 2 — 15–20
2012 7 235 7 1 2 — 18–23
2013 7 188 16 4 2 — 18–26
2014 9 304 11 15 2 4 17–26
2015 10 57 5 0 2 4 18–25
2016 9 89 6 1 1 4 18–23
2017 20 167 3 4 1 5 20–25
2018 19 71 2 3 0 5 18–25
2019 22 59 4 1 0 5 18–25
2020 16 24 0 2 0 5 18–26
2021 19 25 0 1 0 5 18–26
2022 8 23 2 0 0 5 22–26
2023 5 24 0 0 0 5 19–26
2024 5 12 0 0 0 — 25–27
2025 3 10 0 0 0 — 23–28
2026 1 6 0 0 0 — 22–28
2027 · no NHTSA name match 0 0 0 0 0 — 25–28

Fuel economy by model year

Combined mpg below is EPA's figure for non-electric configurations in the file dated 2026-09-29. Electric configurations are shown as MPGe when that is the only figure. Annual fuel cost is EPA's published fuelCost08 range for the configurations of that year.

EPA combined fuel economy and annual fuel cost by model year
Year Comb mpg MPGe kWh/100 mi Range Annual fuel cost
2000 17–21 — — — $3,900–$4,850
2001 18–21 — — — $3,900–$4,550
2002 18–21 — — — $3,900–$4,550
2003 15–20 — — — $4,100–$5,500
2004 15–20 — — — $4,100–$5,500
2005 15–27 — — — $3,550–$5,500
2006 15–27 — — — $3,550–$5,500
2007 14–26 — — — $3,700–$5,850
2008 14–26 — — — $3,700–$5,850
2009 15–26 — — — $3,700–$5,500
2010 15–21 — — — $3,900–$5,500
2011 15–20 — — — $4,100–$5,500
2012 18–23 — — — $3,550–$4,550
2013 18–26 — — — $3,150–$4,550
2014 17–26 — — — $3,150–$4,850
2015 18–25 — — — $3,300–$4,550
2016 18–23 — — — $3,550–$4,550
2017 20–25 — — — $3,300–$4,100
2018 18–25 — — — $3,300–$4,550
2019 18–25 — — — $3,300–$4,550
2020 18–26 — — — $3,150–$4,550
2021 18–26 — — — $3,150–$4,550
2022 22–26 — — — $3,150–$3,750
2023 19–26 — — — $3,150–$4,350
2024 25–27 — — — $3,050–$3,300
2025 23–28 — 57 410 $2,950–$3,550
2026 22–28 — 56–59 420 $2,950–$3,750
2027 25–28 — — — $2,950–$3,300

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