2005 Model Year

Mercedes-Benz E-Class

NHTSA Complaints & Reliability Data

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Complaints
532
Recalls
0
Crashes
16
Severe
36

Recent Complaints

Latest owner reports

Brakes
Dec 2025

This is not about an accident. It's about the vehicle's condition. Precisely, about the brake service warning. Red warning with beeping on dashboard s...

ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Jul 2025

Car smells like gas. Constantly a couple machanic. Did some repairs. But there’s a small leak as well from a smoke test. Gas leaks in more than one ar...

Brakes
Feb 2025

There has not been an incident report, however, my brakes failed while driving and I pulled over. This is the fault the SBC System which has an Extend...

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Jul 2024

Fuel pump housing failed allowing gas to leak, further degrading parts of the fuel system, ultimately causing the locking ring to fail and gas to leak...

Fuel System
Jun 2024

The contact owns a 2005 Mercedes-Benz E55 AMG. The contact stated that after refueling the vehicle and arriving to the residence; the contact became a...

SUSPENSION,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
May 2024

2005 e500 mercedes benz,after full tank of gas I filled. I noticed very strong gas inside my car and outside. It can catch on fired. cause cancer and...

Visibility
Jan 2024

The contact owns a 2005 Mercedes-Benz E320. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V954000 (Visibility) however, the part to do...

Fuel System
Dec 2023

The contact owns a 2005 Mercedes-Benz E500. The contact stated that fuel was leaking from the fuel tank. There was an abnormal odor of fuel inside the...

Brakes Crash
Nov 2023

A warning in Red came up on the dashboard which said something like "catastrophic break failure" ..I was going slow about to stop at the Red light and...

Brakes
Sep 2023

While driving in highway, SBC brake failure warning and failure. Fortunate to be able to come to a stop without crashing into a car ahead since had p...

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Data updated: March 5, 2026

Summary

The 2005 Mercedes-Benz E-Class has 532 complaints and 0 recalls on record. The most commonly reported issue is FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM. 16 crash-related incidents have been reported.

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