Vehicle report

2004 MERCEDES BENZ E500

Reported problems

142 complaints · median 89000 miles
ComponentReports
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM56
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE26
SUSPENSION20
SERVICE BRAKES19
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM7
ENGINE7
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC5
POWER TRAIN4
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION3
UNKNOWN OR OTHER3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING2
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP2
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP2
SUSPENSION:FRONT2
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)1
EQUIPMENT1
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.1
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER1
SEAT BELTS1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR1
STEERING1
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT1
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM1
TIRES1
WHEELS:RIM1

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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.