Mercedes-Benz 400eYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 38 owner complaints and 2 safety recalls on record for the Mercedes-Benz 400e.

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Mercedes-Benz 400e years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the 400e median. Tap a year for its full report.

'92'93
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
Complaints by system

Most common Mercedes-Benz 400e problems

All model years combined: 38 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Electrical system313
Vehicle speed control30
Engine and engine cooling30
Engine20
Electronic stability control (ESC)10
Fuel/propulsion system10
Power train11
Service brakes, hydraulic10
2 recalls

Mercedes-Benz 400e recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.