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vehicle
2013 / mercedes-benz / e-class
known issues
6 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-09)
complaints
185 on file (2013-02-08 → 2026-04-08)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
14 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
Rear subframe and brake line corrosionSERVICE BRAKES30 complaints2020-03 → 2025-10mercedes-benz-e-class-2013-subframe-brake-line
11396413 I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR ITS ANNUAL SERVICE ON JANUARY 21, 2021, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE REAR SUBFRAME AND BRAKE LINES WERE SO BADLY RUSTED THAT THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE
11531038 On July 5, 2023, I was driving my 2013 Mercedes E350, when a red text warning appeared in the speedometer display: "BRAKE Check Brake Fluid Level". I immediately took my car to the dealer's repair shop at Contemporary Motor Cars in Little Silver, NJ
11588455 The brake fluid lines rusted. The front line, due to the rusted hole, leaked brake fluid to the point that the car had little to no braking ability
11729841 Last April, during our routine oil change our mechanic pointed out that our Cam sensors were wicking oil into the harness and making its way to the ECM. This is the first we had ever heard of this issue and the repair was $2400 or so
11321826 I AM REPORTING A FINDING ON MY ENGINE (M276) THAT IS THE SAME RELATED TO OTHER MERCEDES ENGINE MODELS M272 AND M273. RECENTLY, I DISCOVERED OIL IN ALL FOUR (4) ENGINE CAMSHAFT SOLENOID (P/N 276-156-07-90) CONNECTORS AND THE WIRE HARNESS PLUG
11424080 The vehicle had been taken to the local dealer an hour before the failure and was diagnosed that the engine was consuming an excessive amount of oil
Wheel rim cracking after pothole impactWHEELS5 complaints2015-04 → 2021-07mercedes-benz-e-class-2013-wheel-rim-cracking
10893192 I FIRST HAD A TIRE BLOW-UP IN A MINOR POTHOLE. GOT IT REPAIRED AT THE DEALERSHIP. HOWEVER, RECENTLY I HIT ANOTHER MINOR POTHOLE IN NEW JERSEY, AND THIS TIME, THE RIM OF THE WHEEL CRACKED!
10731112 AS I DROVE ONTO A FREEWAY ONRAMP, MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE HIT A POTHOLE, CAUSING THE TIRE TO BLOW OUT AND LOSE ALL AIR RESULTING IN THE CAR BEING UNCONTROLLABLE AND NOT DRIVEABLE
10721901 WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE RIMS WOULD COME OUT OF SHAPE AND DEFORM
Takata airbag recall repair parts unavailableAIR BAGS53 complaints2018-02 → 2024-09mercedes-benz-e-class-2013-takata-airbag-recall
11403894 THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 MERCEDES-BENZ E350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V010000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE
11351149 SAFETY RECALL INTERIM NOTICE ABOUT A SAFETY DEFECT FOR MY VEHICLE WAS RECEIVED ON MARCH 19, 2019. STATES A PASSENGER SIDE INFLATOR EXPLOSION COULD OCCUR. AT TIME OF NOTICE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE
11386082 I'VE BEEN TOLD FOR OVER 2 YEARS NOW THAT MERCEDES WAS GOING TO REPLACE THESE TAKATA AIRBAGS. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DONE NO LATER THAN MAY 2020. STILL NOTHING NOR ANY FOLLOW UP FROM MERCEDES
Electric steering column tilt adjustment failureSTEERING4 complaints2015-12 → 2020-03mercedes-benz-e-class-2013-steering-column-tilt
10810500 THE ELECTRIC STEERING COLUMN ADJUSTMENT TO MOVE STEERING WHEEL UP AND/OR DOWN BECOMES INOPERABLE. HOWEVER THE IN & OUT ADJUSTMENT STILL WORKS. THIS MAKES PROPER STEERING WHEEL AND AIR BAG LOCATION IMPOSSIBLE
11291841 THE ELECTRIC STEERING COLUMN ADJUSTMENT TO MOVE STEERING WHEEL UP AND/OR DOWN (TILT FEATURE) HAS BECOMES INOPERABLE (THE TELESCOPIC ADJUSTMENT FEATURE STILL WORKS). THIS MAKES PROPER STEERING WHEEL AND AIR BAG LOCATION IMPOSSIBLE
11318704 THE CONTACT STATED WHEN HER SPOUSE DROVE HER VEHICLE THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ADJUSTED TO HIS DESIRED POSITION AND AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE CONTACT NOTICED THE WHEEL WAS REMAINED IN THE LAST POSITION
Unintended acceleration at low speedVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL5 complaints2014-03 → 2017-01mercedes-benz-e-class-2013-unintended-acceleration
10573213 CAR ACCELERATES SUDDENLY IN SPITE OF FOOT ON BRAKE. AT TIMES FOOT WAS PUT LIGHTLY ON THE GAS AND CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THESE INCIDENTS HAPPENED AT LEAST 3 TIMES
10850440 WHILE DRIVING INTO THE GARAGE AT A LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE UNINTENDEDLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE DOOR
10945397 WHILE PARALLEL PARKING IN FRONT OF A SMALL RESTAURANT IN A LARGE NORTH TEXAS CITY THE VEHICLE QUICKLY ACCELERATED BACKWARDS AT A HIGH SPEED BACKWARDS, CLIMBING OVER A SIDEWALK CURB AN THEN CLIMBED OVER A NEARLY 3 FOOT HIGH RETAINING WALL
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
Cite this
Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.
Wrench.Pro (2026). 2013 Mercedes-Benz E-Class vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2013/mercedes-benz/e-class
@misc{wrenchpro_2013_mercedes_benz_e_class_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2013 Mercedes-Benz E-Class},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2013/mercedes-benz/e-class}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
