Vehicle report

1997 MERCEDES BENZ E CLASS

Reported problems

38 complaints · median 90000 miles
ComponentReports
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS14
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS4
SUSPENSION:FRONT4
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD3
SUSPENSION2
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS2
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL1
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY1
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM1
STEERING1
STRUCTURE1
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR1

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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.