AutoDefect IQ

1999 Mercedes Benz E320 problems, complaints & recalls

Most-reported problem areas: Air Bags:frontal (5) · Suspension:front (4) · Power Train:automatic Transmission (4)

🧭 Reliability snapshot

85 /100
✓ Typical or better for this model

Compared against other Mercedes Benz E320 model years — complaint volume vs the model's median year, recalls and severity. How we score →

🛣️ Complaints by mileage

<25k miles: 2 complaints <25k 25–50k miles: 7 complaints 25–50k 50–75k miles: 13 complaints 13 50–75k 75–100k miles: 7 complaints 75–100k 100–125k miles: 11 complaints 100–125k 125–150k miles: 5 complaints 125–150k 150k+ miles: 6 complaints 150k+

51 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.

83
Complaints
0
Recalls
32
Service bulletins
12
Crashes reported
6
Fires reported
0
Deaths

Safety recalls (0)

No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).

Service bulletins (32)

Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.

Electrical System: Instrument Cluster/Panel 2020-12-10 · LI54.30-P-072145 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

ntg5.5: incorrect time shown on instrument cluster, comand display, and analog clock

Electrical System 2020-12-09 · LI54.65-P-072065 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

unmotivated reaction from park assist - model series 213 facelift / 238 facelift with option code 235 (active par- king assist) and option code 501 (surround view system)

Service Brakes, Hydraulic 2020-12-09 · LI42.47-P-067502 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

if the customer brakes sharply from a speed of > 30mph, without abs intervention, there is a single cracking noise from the area of the esp hydraulic unit

Power Train 2020-09-30 · LI27.50-P-071658 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

harsh engagement when changing gear range from p to d or r

Power Train:automatic Transmission:gear Position Indication (Prndl) 2020-09-22 · LI27.50-P-049281 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

harsh engagement when changing gear range from p to d

Electrical System 2020-07-20 · LI32.22-P-071495 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

airmatic fault message "max 80 km/ h (50 mph) " in instrument cluster

Showing the 6 most recent of 32 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.

What owners report

No detailed complaint narratives on file.

Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.

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