2 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2016 Mercedes-Benz E350. Owners have filed 51 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Mercedes-Benz dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2016 Mercedes-Benz E350. Check your E350 by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 51 complaints with NHTSA about the 2016 Mercedes-Benz E350, reporting 5 crashes, 1 fires, 4 injuries. Mercedes-Benz has issued at least 125 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
Read Mercedes-Benz E350 owner complaints and bulletins, every year
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation lists this model year in one investigation. An investigation is not a recall; it is how NHTSA decides whether one is needed.
Owners have filed 51 complaints with NHTSA about the 2016 Mercedes-Benz E350. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“I was driving my husband's 2016 E350 at 45 mph when the car accelerated. I attempted to control the speed by braking but the brake did not respond well. The steering wheel was also loose.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11540330
“Someone ran a stop sign traveling at at least 30 mph and hit my car twice; once in the front, once in the rear. I hit my face on the steering wheel, was knocked unconscious, and received a concussion. The airbags never deployed.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11464578
“THE CONTACT OWNED A 2016 MERCEDES-BENZ E350. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL ENTERED THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. DIRECTLY AFTERWARDS, THE CONTACT HEARD THREE EXPLOSIVE NOISES COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11064455
“MY VEHICLE WAS MOVING THRU INTERSECTION WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A RED LIGHT. I HIT THE BRAKES, BUT STILL CRASHED INTO SIDE OF OTHER VEHICLE AT 20-25 MPH. MY VEHICLE HAD FRONT END DAMAGE AND WAS A TOTAL LOSS. I WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT, BUT IT DID NOT HOLD ME TO THE SEAT.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 10947642
“THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 MERCEDES-BENZ E350. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING SYSTEM SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A SECOND VEHICLE.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 10820475
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2016 Mercedes-Benz E350 is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Mercedes-Benz dealer.