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Mercedes-Benz E400

Every Mercedes-Benz E400 model year on file, 2015 to 2017. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years695 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years32015 to 2017
Recall campaigns14Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins495Summed across model years
By model year

The 2016 model year drew the most complaints, 34, 49% of the model's total

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

01020304020152016342017
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Airbags leads the Mercedes-Benz E400 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Airbags
46
Electrical system
5
Steering
5
Structure
3
Brakes
3
Engine and cooling
3
Driver assistance
2
Seats
2
Fuel system
1
Tires
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Mercedes-Benz E400 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 E400 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2017Convertible2010.050081205
2016Coupe342.91,13371155
2015Convertible1513.375072135
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Mercedes-Benz E400

  • 21V-638 Aug 13, 2021
    Incorrect front passenger air bag may have been installed during a prior repair
    Airbags · 205 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
  • 19V-787 Nov 1, 2019
    For a full list of the affected models visit: https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2019/RMISC-19V787-4620.pdf
    Communication · 24k vehicles
  • 19V-676 Sep 23, 2019
    Rear spoiler may detach
    Structure · 4,765 vehicles
  • 19V-010 Jan 9, 2019
    Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2014 C250, C300 4Matic, C350, C63 AMG, E350 4Matic Coupe, E350 Cabrio, E350 Coupe, SLS AMG…
    Airbags · 289k vehicles
  • 18V-271 Apr 27, 2018
    Headlight horizontal adjustment screws on these vehicles may not be properly sealed behind a non-removable sealing cap to keep headlights from…
    Lighting · 42 vehicles
  • 17V-627 Oct 6, 2017
    Driver's air bag may unexpectedly deploy due to insufficient grounding of the steering components if an electrostatic discharge occurs and the air…
    Airbags · 495k vehicles
  • 17V-241 Apr 11, 2017
    Affected vehicles have an electric power steering connector that may be insufficiently sealed, allowing water to enter the control unit
    Steering · 58k vehicles
  • 17V-114 Feb 23, 2017
    In the event that the engine or transmission cannot turn over, the starting current limiter may overheat from the repeated attempts of the starter…
    Electrical system · 308k vehicles
  • 17V-080 Feb 8, 2017
    Pelvis air bag or the front passenger air bag inflator initiator may fail to ignite in the event of a crash
    Airbags · 2,112 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.