2006 Model Year

Mercedes-Benz E-Class

NHTSA Complaints & Reliability Data

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Complaints
535
Recalls
0
Crashes
18
Severe
43

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SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Oct 2025

The contact called on behalf of the owner of a 2006 Mercedes-Benz E350. The contact stated that while his mother was driving at an undisclosed speed a...

Visibility
Oct 2025

The contact's son owns a 2006 Mercedes-Benz E350. The contact stated that while his son was driving at an undisclosed speed, the sunroof detached and...

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
May 2025

Reduce power braking depress brake fully keeps popping up on my dash and not letting me take it out of gear

SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
Mar 2025

Mercedes Benz issued a recall and extended a warranty on its 2003-2005 E Class SBC braking systems (recall # 2005110001) and extended the warranty to...

AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS
Jan 2025

My father and mother were driving back home on the evening of 1/29/25 when all of a sudden they heard a loud pop/explosion and their seat belts tight...

Visibility
Oct 2024

The contact owns a 2006 Mercedes-Benz E 500. The contact stated that while driving at unknown speeds, she noticed arrows were pointing at the sunroof....

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Sep 2024

I was driving my car and the inside started to smell like gasoline, and after that I noticed it was leaking from outside, and when I started to invest...

POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE
Aug 2024

The engine in these cars are defective and can cause serious harm due to a part that was put inside the motor made of plastic. There was a lawsuit but...

Electrical System
Jul 2024

Undergoing changing of front lights, wires under hood leading to the lights were found to be completely exposed in areas. The protective covering had...

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
May 2024

The contact owns a 2006 Mercedes-Benz E350. The contact stated that upon depressing the brake pedal, there was a beeping sound coming from the vehicle...

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Data updated: March 5, 2026

Summary

The 2006 Mercedes-Benz E-Class has 535 complaints and 0 recalls on record. The most commonly reported issue is FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM. 18 crash-related incidents have been reported.

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