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Mercedes-Benz E63Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 12 owner complaints and 7 safety recalls on record for the Mercedes-Benz E63.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints12Top: Fuel/propulsion systemSafety recalls72010–2019 model years

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

Best & worst years

Mercedes-Benz E63 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 E63 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2019Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2016Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2015Not rated–/1002 complaints · 4 recalls2014Not rated–/1001 complaint · 3 recalls2013Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls2012Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall2011Not rated–/1002 complaints · 1 recall2010Not rated–/1005 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Mercedes-Benz E63 problems

All model years combined: 12 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
Fuel/propulsion system60
Air bags31
Service brakes21
Structure10
Vehicle speed control11
Visibility/wiper10
Wheels11
Electronic stability control (ESC)11
Steering11
7 recalls

Mercedes-Benz E63 recalls

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

100%Air bags: frontal19V-868 · 2019 · Dec 6, 2019 · 99 vehicles78%Communication19V-787 · 2013–2016 · Nov 1, 2019 · 24,226 vehicles81%Air bags: frontal17V-627 · 2012–2016 · Oct 6, 2017 · 495,290 vehicles65%Driver side: inflator module16V-081 · 2010–2011 · Feb 11, 2016 · 711,159 vehicles85%Engine and engine cooling: engine15V-505 · 2016 · Aug 11, 2015 · 209 vehicles93%Body: hood15V-088 · 2013–2015 · Feb 13, 2015 · 147,224 vehicles95%Rear/other: buckle assembly14V-818 · 2015 · Dec 24, 2014 · 1,378 vehicles
3 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the E63

  1. Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2010–2016 · still open
    Open
  2. Rear brake line failureDP20004 · 2010–2015 · closed Oct 9, 2020
    No recall
  3. Driver Air Bag Circuit High ResistancePE10017 · 2005–2006 · closed Nov 24, 2010
    No recall