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Mercedes-Benz E300 problems by year
- 132complaints
- 16recall campaigns
- 1model years with a page
Newest report Sep 12, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
Pick your model year
Owner complaints on file for each year.
Complaints for each year on the road
Each model year's NHTSA complaints divided by the calendar years it has been on sale, counting this one (a 2018 model has had 9). Older cars have had longer to collect complaints, so raw totals flatter the new ones. Blue bars are the years to avoid.
Within one model, sales change less from year to year than they do between models, so a jump here is mostly a jump in problems. The call: the years to avoid are the (up to three) highest at 1.5 times the model's median rate or more, and the best are the (up to three) lowest at two thirds of it or less, from 2016 on.
Guide How much should a years-to-avoid list decide? What these lists get wrong
At a glance
- Where the complaints sit
- The 2017 has the most complaints of any Mercedes-Benz E300 year here: 132 of 132 (100%).
- Problem across the years
- Misfire is the top problem in every model year with a page, 17 reports in all.
- Crash, fire and injury reports
- 6% of Mercedes-Benz E300 complaints report a crash, a fire or an injury, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site.
- Recalls on the top problem
- None of the 1 model years where owners report misfire has a recall on the same system.
- When owners filed
- Filings peaked in 2024 at 23 (full calendar years only). In 2025 there were 18. So far in 2026, 9 more have come in.
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Year by year
2017 Mercedes-Benz E300
132 owner complaints, 13 for each year on the road (1.0 times the model median). Most reported: misfire (17 reports) and stalling (14 reports, median 62,000 miles). 2 reports involved a crash and 7 people were hurt. 16 recalls, including 21V-058 on the electrical system and 20V-449 on the electrical system.
Questions
What is the most common problem on the Mercedes-Benz E300?
Misfire, with 17 reports across the 1 model years that have a page here. It's the single most reported problem on the 2017.
How many recalls does the Mercedes-Benz E300 have?
16 recall campaigns cover the Mercedes-Benz E300 model years 2017 on this site.
How many Mercedes-Benz E300 complaints involve a crash, fire or injury?
6% of them, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site.
Is there a recall for misfire on the Mercedes-Benz E300?
No. None of the 1 model years where owners report it has one on the same system.