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Mercedes-Benz B-class ElectricYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 50 owner complaints and 2 safety recalls on record for the Mercedes-Benz B-class Electric.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints50Top: Power trainSafety recalls22014–2016 model years

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

Best & worst years

Mercedes-Benz B-class Electric 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 B-class Electric median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2016Not rated–/1005 complaints · 0 recalls2015Not rated–/10025 complaints · 2 recalls2014Not rated–/10020 complaints · 2 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Mercedes-Benz B-class Electric problems

All model years combined: 50 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
Power train250
Engine160
Electrical system130
Fuel/propulsion system120
Vehicle speed control70
Service brakes30
Steering30
Wheels10
Engine and engine cooling10
4 other systems40
2 recalls

Mercedes-Benz B-class Electric recalls

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

78%Communication19V-787 · 2014–2015 · Nov 1, 2019 · 24,226 vehicles94%Propulsion system: traction battery15V-655 · 2014–2015 · Oct 14, 2015 · 2,618 vehicles
2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the B-class Electric

  1. Pedestrian alert soundsDP22005 · 2014–2016 · closed Aug 7, 2023
    Led to recall 22V-063
  2. Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2014–2016 · still open
    Open