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Mercedes-Benz E 400

Every Mercedes-Benz E 400 model year on file, 2018 to 2018. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years233 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years12018 to 2018
Recall campaigns13Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins217Summed across model years
By model year

The 2018 model year drew the most complaints, 23, 100% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

0102030201823
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Electrical system leads the Mercedes-Benz E 400 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system
4
Engine and cooling
3
Steering
3
Seat belts
3
Driver assistance
2
Powertrain
2
Stability and traction control
1
Speed control
1
Brakes
1
Structure
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Mercedes-Benz E 400 model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Mercedes-Benz E 400 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2018Sedan2313.0192130217
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Mercedes-Benz E 400

  • 25V-023 Jan 17, 2025
    Tires were incorrectly marked with the wrong maximum inflation pressure and may not meet the strength requirements for the stated pressure
    Tires · 165 vehicles
  • 22V-232 Apr 8, 2022
    Rearview camera may not display the rearview image due to a software error
    Back-over prevention · 126k vehicles
  • 21V-072 Feb 12, 2021
    On June 18, 2021, an additional 9 vehicles were added, including certain 2021 GLA250, GLC300, 2018 S450, E400, and 2017 CLA250 vehicles
    Communication · 67 vehicles
  • 21V-058 Feb 5, 2021
    Software design of the communication module may fail to communicate the correct vehicle location for the emergency call system (eCall) in the…
    Communication · 1.29M vehicles
  • 20V-449 Jul 31, 2020
    Software in the replaced instrument cluster may cause the seat belt warning system to not operate properly, only displaying a solid warning light…
    Electrical system · 56 vehicles
  • 19V-788 Nov 1, 2019
    Although correctly fastened, the front seat belts may be inaccurately detected as being unfastened, which may cause the electric…
    Seat belts · 30k vehicles
  • 19V-676 Sep 23, 2019
    Rear spoiler may detach
    Structure · 4,765 vehicles
  • 19V-130 Feb 26, 2019
    Seatbacks of the front seats may not properly lock on the right side of the seat
    Seats · 23k vehicles
  • 18V-872 Dec 7, 2018
    Steering coupling may not have been correctly locked during manufacturing
    Steering · 2 vehicles
  • 18V-850 Nov 29, 2018
    Locknut in the steering rack may break under high load, possibly causing the steering to become stuck in one position
    Steering · 6,373 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.