Vehicle report

1998 MERCEDES BENZ E CLASS

Reported problems

24 complaints · median 98000 miles
ComponentReports
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS5
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE3
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION3
SUSPENSION:FRONT2
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:RELAY1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR1
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY1
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)1
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS1
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM1
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS1
TIRES1
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY1

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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.

1998 Mercedes Benz E Class Reported Problems: 24 complaints | CarFathom