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Mercedes Benz E500 problems by year

484 complaints across 3 model years, 2003–2005. 2004 draws the most at 173; 2003 the fewest at 143.

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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
2003 143 Service brakes (20.3%) 6 0 0
2004 173most Fuel/propulsion system (32.4%) 3 2 0
2005 168 Fuel/propulsion system (32.7%) 4 0 0