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Mercedes-Benz E350 problems by year

2,447 complaints across 8 model years, 2006–2014. 2006 draws the most at 482; 2013 the fewest at 215.

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Complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold as much as how reliable they were. A popular model year will always look worse than a rare one. Compare the dominant failure system between years rather than the raw totals.

Every model year

YearComplaintsTop reported systemCrashesFiresDeaths
2006 482most Fuel/propulsion system (29.9%) 20 13 3
2007 398 Fuel/propulsion system (44.5%) 1 14 0
2008 220 Fuel/propulsion system (29.5%) 13 16 0
2010 229 Air bags (29.7%) 17 0 0
2011 265 Air bags (40.8%) 14 2 0
2012 260 Air bags (32.3%) 8 1 0
2013 215 Air bags (21.9%) 29 6 0
2014 378 Air bags (13.0%) 20 18 0