Mercedes-Benz E250Years to avoid, problems & recalls
NHTSA has 13 owner complaints and 5 safety recalls on record for the Mercedes-Benz E250.
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.
Best & worst years
Mercedes-Benz E250 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 E250 median. Tap a year for its full report.
'14'15'16
- Avoid
- Caution
- Solid
- Best
- Not rated
Complaints by system
Most common Mercedes-Benz E250 problems
All model years combined: 13 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.
3Structure1 crash/fire/injury
3Engine
2Steering
2Service brakes
1Seats
1Suspension
1Air bags
1Vehicle speed control
1Electrical system
33 other systems
| System | Complaints | Crash, fire or injury |
|---|---|---|
| Structure | 3 | 1 |
| Engine | 3 | 0 |
| Steering | 2 | 0 |
| Service brakes | 2 | 0 |
| Seats | 1 | 0 |
| Suspension | 1 | 0 |
| Air bags | 1 | 0 |
| Vehicle speed control | 1 | 1 |
| Electrical system | 1 | 0 |
| 3 other systems | 3 | 0 |
5 recalls
Mercedes-Benz E250 recalls
Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.
Communication19V-787 · 2014–2016 · Nov 1, 2019 · 24,226 vehiclesAir bags: frontal17V-627 · 2014–2016 · Oct 6, 2017 · 495,290 vehiclesEngine: diesel15V-351 · 2015 · Jun 8, 2015 · 814 vehiclesRear/other: buckle assembly14V-818 · 2015 · Dec 24, 2014 · 1,378 vehiclesEngine: diesel14V-762 · 2014–2015 · Dec 1, 2014 · 4,871 vehicles
2 investigations
NHTSA investigations of the E250
- Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureOpen
- Rear brake line failureNo recall