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Mercedes-Benz E 450

Every Mercedes-Benz E 450 model year on file, 2019 to 2024. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years634 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years62019 to 2024
Recall campaigns34Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins1,259Summed across model years
By model year

The 2019 model year drew the most complaints, 17, 27% of the model's total

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

0510152020191720202021202220232024
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 450 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system
16
Engine and cooling
15
Powertrain
10
Fuel system
7
Brakes
6
Back-over prevention
6
Driver assistance
5
Tires
5
Steering
4
Structure
3
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Mercedes-Benz E 450 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 450 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2024Sedan20.04040186
2023Sedan170.024340168
2022Wagon110.044050201
2021Sedan70.082140233
2020Coupe922.245070235
2019Sedan1711.8126120236
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Mercedes-Benz E 450

  • 25V-240 Apr 11, 2025
    12-Volt and 48-Volt ground connections for the electrical wiring harness may not be secured properly, resulting in the ground connections overheating
    Electrical system · 14 vehicles
  • 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
  • 24V-688 Sep 13, 2024
    Software error in the MBUX multimedia system may deactivate certain vehicle systems, including the cross-traffic alert that applies the brakes…
    Back-over prevention · 2,025 vehicles
  • 24V-224 Mar 22, 2024
    Transmission wiring harness may be routed too close to the driveshaft, which can result in wiring harness damage and cause a loss of drive power
    Electrical system · 396 vehicles
  • 24V-115 Feb 16, 2024
    80-Amp fuses may have been manufactured incorrectly, which can cause the fuses to fail
    Electrical system · 32k vehicles
  • 24V-100 Feb 9, 2024
    48-volt ground cable connection located in the engine compartment may not be tightened properly and may result in the ground cable overheating
    Electrical system · 12k vehicles
  • 23V-880 Dec 21, 2023
    Fuel pump may shutdown, causing a loss of drive power
    Fuel system · 80k vehicles
  • 23V-574 Aug 11, 2023
    Due to a software error, the exit warning system audio and visual warnings may fail to alert occupants about approaching vehicles
    Electrical system · 880 vehicles
  • 23V-445 Jun 26, 2023
    Fuel pump may shutdown, which can result in a loss of drive power
    Fuel system · 144k vehicles
  • 22V-733 Sep 30, 2022
    12-Volt battery in the trunk may not be properly secured, which, in the event of a crash, can cause electrical connection failure, disabling…
    Electrical system · 20k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.