Vehicle report

2005 MERCEDES BENZ E500

Reported problems

140 complaints · median 99250 miles
ComponentReports
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM55
SERVICE BRAKES34
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE20
SUSPENSION9
ENGINE8
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM6
AIR BAGS5
POWER TRAIN4
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC4
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL4
UNKNOWN OR OTHER3
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY2
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION2
SEAT BELTS2
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING1
EQUIPMENT1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP1
SEATS1
SUSPENSION:FRONT1
TIRES:SIDEWALL1
VISIBILITY1
VISIBILITY/WIPER1

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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.