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Mercedes-Benz E350 years to avoid
Years to avoid: 2014.
The 2014 Mercedes-Benz E350 draws the most owner complaints for its age: 266, or 20 for each year on the road, against a median of 5 a year across the 3 model years old enough to judge. The most reported problem on the 2014 is airbag (49 reports).
- 266complaints
- 8recall campaigns
- 1model years with a page
Newest report Sep 14, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
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Owner complaints on file for each year.
Years to avoid
2014
Most reported: airbag (49 reports) and brake wear (47 reports, median 73,000 miles).
Best years
- No year since 2016 is clearly better than the rest.
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.
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At a glance
- Where the complaints sit
- The 2014 has the most complaints of any Mercedes-Benz E350 year here: 266 of 266 (100%).
- Problem across the years
- Airbag is the top problem in every model year with a page, 49 reports in all.
- Crash, fire and injury reports
- 9% of Mercedes-Benz E350 complaints report a crash, a fire or an injury, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site.
- Recalls on the top problem
- Every model year where owners report airbag also has a recall on the same system. A recall on the same system doesn't always cover the failure owners describe, so compare its summary with the complaints.
- When owners filed
- Filings peaked in 2022 at 41 (full calendar years only). In 2025 there were 26. So far in 2026, 13 more have come in. Filings on record start in 2015.
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Model years with too few complaints for a page of their own: 2015 (31), 2016 (51).
Year by year
2014 Mercedes-Benz E350 avoid
266 owner complaints, 20 for each year on the road (4.4 times the model median). Most reported: airbag (49 reports), brake wear (47 reports, median 73,000 miles) and suspension (30 reports, median 73,000 miles). 10 reports involved a crash and 9 people were hurt. 8 recalls, including 21V-638 on the airbags and 19V-010 on the airbags.
Questions
What Mercedes-Benz E350 years should you avoid?
The 2014 Mercedes-Benz E350 draws the most owner complaints for its age: 266, or 20 for each year on the road, against a median of 5 a year across the 3 model years old enough to judge. The most reported problem on the 2014 is airbag (49 reports).
What are the best years for the Mercedes-Benz E350?
No Mercedes-Benz E350 model year since 2016 draws clearly fewer complaints for its age than the rest. Model years before 2016 aren't called best, because complaints filed before 2015 aren't in the files this site reads and their counts run short.
What is the most common problem on the Mercedes-Benz E350?
Airbag, with 49 reports across the 1 model years that have a page here. It's the single most reported problem on the 2014.
How many recalls does the Mercedes-Benz E350 have?
8 recall campaigns cover the Mercedes-Benz E350 model years 2014 on this site.
How many Mercedes-Benz E350 complaints involve a crash, fire or injury?
9% of them, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site.
Is there a recall for airbag on the Mercedes-Benz E350?
Yes, on every model year where owners report it.