Reliability & cost of ownership
Mercedes Benz E550 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Mercedes Benz E550? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Mercedes Benz E550 problems by model year
40 recall entries and 0 owner complaints on file across 11 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 E550 | 5 | 0 | No NCAP test | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2016 E550 | 3 | 0 | No NCAP test | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2015 E550 | 3 | 0 | No NCAP test | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2014 E550 | 4 | 0 | No NCAP test | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2013 E550 | 5 | 0 | No NCAP test | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2012 E550 | 4 | 0 | No NCAP test | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2011 E550 | 3 | 0 | No NCAP test | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2010 E550 | 3 | 0 | No NCAP test | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2009 E550 | 3 | 0 | No NCAP test | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2008 E550 | 3 | 0 | No NCAP test | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2007 E550 | 4 | 0 | No NCAP test | AI reliability outlook → |