Mercedes E class
Mercedes E class technical data
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Is Mercedes E class a reliable car?
Overall, the reliability of the Mercedes E class is average. The number of defects found on the Mercedes E class during the annual technical checkups is about average for a car of its age.
According to these reviews, the highest reliability scores achieved Mercedes E class generation from 1989 to 1993, while the models produced from 1999 to 2002 had the lowest reliability ratings, reliability scores vary quite significantly between generations of Mercedes E class. For more information, check the respective generation information.
Most Mercedes E class engines are chain-driven, which is considered more reliable than belt-driven engines.
Mercedes E class reviews
Total 22 Mercedes E class owner reviews
Pros: - Very comfortable.
- Suspension very soft, can't feel potholes at all.
- Very dynamic, 0-55 in the city is lightning fast (in city I found myself running ahead at all junctions), outside the city it pushes very well too, to go heavy you will have to push the pedal harder.
- Very stable also at 160km/h (I have not driven faster).
- Very feature rich, even though it counts as an old car (2003, but has rain sensor, parking sensors, automatic headlights, dimming lights, heated, electrically controlled seats, SBC PUMP (the best feature for automatics), cruise and definitely something else I'm forgetting)
- Stock stereo is very excellent, both bass and treble stand out well and the toms don't start to rasp at high bass or volume, which I've heard in Fords (Focus, 2007, hatchback) and BMWs (320d, 2006).
Cons: - Every other big trip left me halfway with something broken or a defect
- There comes a time when interior parts (the boot liner, for example) are hard to find.
- Sometimes interesting gear changes (at 100, pressing the gas, the gearbox seems to throw 3 at other times, which throws the revs up to 4k, and then in the middle of a manoeuvre - overtaking the car - the car will "pop in" that it still needs a 4th gear, which it will change and can fly past, I noticed both with stock and changed gearbox control unit, I had also reset the gearbox to make the computer think again. Didn't help)
| Purchase year: | 2023 age of car 20 years) | Owned for | 5`000 kilometers (0 years) |
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| Average fuel consumption: | 6.5 litres per 100km (30% urban driving) | ||
| Total cost of repairs: | 550 € | ||
Would NOT recomend this car to the friend
Pros: The car never fails you. 2.2 CDI engine is both sufficient economic as well as a rather chipper. The actual consumption is 7-8 litres per 100km. Driving comfort as for E class ideal. Very much extrascar for such year. Xenon, electric windows, electric mirrors, conditioner. All you could ask for from AVANGARDE version.
Cons: The biggest problem with Class E is RUST. The car was almost fully repainted and in about a year later rust began to appear again. Computer sometimes throws an error.
| Purchase year: | 2016 age of car 16 years) | Owned for | 100`000 kilometers (2 years) |
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| Average fuel consumption: | 7.5 litres per 100km (70% urban driving) | ||
| Total cost of repairs: | 750 € (~ 375 € per year) | ||
Would recomend this car to the friend
Pros: Almost everything. Engine and autobox smoothness, power delivery, overall confort, road composure, interior space, and so on
Cons: Fuel consumption and lack of grunt at low revs, but it´s a NA petrol engine so it´s really not a flaw
| Purchase year: | 2019 age of car 15 years) | Owned for | 10`000 kilometers (1 year) |
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| Average fuel consumption: | 10.7 litres per 100km (30% urban driving) | ||
Would recomend this car to the friend
Pros: Excellent, spacious, comfortable car. In parallel I'm driving other cars but still I'm not going to sell it, especially when winter comes:)
Cons: Fuel consumption.
| Purchase year: | 2006 age of car 7 years) | Owned for | 180`000 kilometers (11 years) |
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| Average fuel consumption: | 13.5 litres per 100km (60% urban driving) | ||
Would recomend this car to the friend
Pros: Nice car, definitely engine 2.2 and higher
Cons: Bigger repairs started too soon.
| Purchase year: | 2023 age of car 5 years) | Owned for | 15`000 kilometers (1 year) |
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| Average fuel consumption: | 6.0 litres per 100km (60% urban driving) | ||
| Total cost of repairs: | 1300 € (~ 1300 € per year) | ||
Would recomend this car to the friend
Pros: Large, comfortable family car
Cons: Must be vigilant and look after
| Purchase year: | 2018 age of car 18 years) | Owned for | 30`000 kilometers (1 year) |
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| Average fuel consumption: | 8.5 litres per 100km (90% urban driving) | ||
| Total cost of repairs: | 240 € (~ 240 € per year) | ||
Would recomend this car to the friend
| Purchase year: | 2016 age of car 17 years) | Owned for | 40`000 kilometers (2 years) |
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| Average fuel consumption: | 8.0 litres per 100km (60% urban driving) | ||
| Total cost of repairs: | 1005 € (~ 502 € per year) | ||
Would recomend this car to the friend
Pros: Comfortable, quiet, economical and stable, secure car
Cons: Rust