Mercedes-Benz E 450Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 64 owner complaints and 35 safety recalls on record for the Mercedes-Benz E 450.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints64Top: Electrical system Safety recalls352006–2024 model years

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

Best & worst years

Mercedes-Benz E 450 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 E 450 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2024Not rated–/1002 complaints · 4 recalls 2023Not rated–/10017 complaints · 4 recalls 2022Not rated–/10012 complaints · 5 recalls 2021Not rated–/1007 complaints · 14 recalls 2020Not rated–/1009 complaints · 7 recalls 2019Not rated–/10017 complaints · 12 recalls 2006Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common Mercedes-Benz E 450 problems

All model years combined: 64 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

17Electrical system1 crash/fire/injury

14Engine2 crash/fire/injury

10Power train

6Service brakes1 crash/fire/injury

6Back over prevention

5Tires

4Fuel/propulsion system

4Forward collision avoidance

4Steering

1911 other systems2 crash/fire/injury

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Electrical system	17	1
Engine	14	2
Power train	10	0
Service brakes	6	1
Back over prevention	6	0
Tires	5	0
Fuel/propulsion system	4	1
Forward collision avoidance	4	1
Steering	4	0
11 other systems	19	2

35 recalls

Mercedes-Benz E 450 recalls

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

Electrical system: wiring25V-240 · 2024 · Apr 11, 2025 · 14 vehicles Tires25V-023 · 2019 · Jan 17, 2025 · 165 vehicles Back over prevention: automatic system braking24V-688 · 2024 · Sep 13, 2024 · 2,025 vehicles Electrical system: wiring24V-224 · 2024 · Mar 22, 2024 · 396 vehicles Wiring: fuses and circuit breakers24V-115 · 2024 · Feb 16, 2024 · 31,848 vehicles Electrical system: wiring24V-100 · 2021–2023 · Feb 9, 2024 · 12,191 vehicles Delivery: fuel pump23V-880 · 2022–2023 · Dec 21, 2023 · 79,676 vehicles Blindspot: sensors23V-574 · 2023 · Aug 11, 2023 · 880 vehicles Delivery: fuel pump23V-445 · 2022–2023 · Jun 26, 2023 · 143,551 vehicles Electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery22V-733 · 2021–2022 · Sep 30, 2022 · 19,968 vehicles Communication: auto crash notification22V-365 · 2019–2021 · May 20, 2022 · 242,722 vehicles Back over prevention: display function22V-232 · 2019–2021 · Apr 8, 2022 · 126,443 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 35 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.