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Mercedes-Benz E550 Problems by Year

Owners have filed 183 complaints with NHTSA about the Mercedes-Benz E550 since the 2000 model year. The years with the most are 2010, 2011, 2012. The most common problem overall: air bags.

02550752010: 68 complaints2010682011: 61 complaints20112012: 17 complaints20122013: 16 complaints20132014: 16 complaints20142015: 2 complaints20152016: 1 complaints20162017: 2 complaints2017
Mercedes-Benz E550 owner complaints to NHTSA by model year. Faded bars: fewer than 25 complaints, no separate page.

Counts are not adjusted for sales: popular years collect more complaints, and recent years have had less time to.

Mercedes-Benz E550 problems by model year

YearComplaintsTop problemRecallsCrashes
2011 E55061Air bags33
2010 E55068Air bags30

6 recalls in total across these years. Years with fewer than 25 complaints have no separate page.

Questions about the Mercedes-Benz E550

What years of the Mercedes-Benz E550 have the most problems?
By owner complaints to NHTSA: 2010 (68), 2011 (61), 2012 (17).
What is the most common problem with the Mercedes-Benz E550?
Across all model years, owners complain most about the air bags (62), suspension (47), other or unspecified (7).
Which Mercedes-Benz E550 years have the fewest complaints?
Among model years at least four years old: 2016 (1), 2015 (2), 2017 (2). Fewer complaints can also mean fewer cars sold, so compare with sales before you decide.

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