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vehicle
2020 / mercedes-benz / e-class
known issues
6 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-03)
complaints
20 on file (2020-11-12 → 2026-05-19)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
2 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
Panoramic sunroof shatters while drivingSTRUCTURE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER2 complaints2022-11 → 2023-06e-class-2020-sunroof-shatters-while-driving
11527288 I was operating my car on a 4-lane highway early in the morning, conditions were sunny and weather was approximately 50 degrees. Without warning the panoramic sunroof on my E63S exploded with a loud pop and showered the interior of my car with glass. This was sudden and
11493675 The contact owns a 2020 Mercedes Benz E350. The contact stated that while driving at 60 MPH, she heard a loud abnormal sound emit from the vehicle as glass shattered from the vehicle's panoramic sunroof. The contact immediately pulled over as she, her husband, and her dog
Rear camera fails despite recall repairBACK OVER PREVENTION3 complaints2024-07 → 2025-10e-class-2020-rear-camera-fails-recall
11694082 The contact owns a 2020 Mercedes-Benz E-450. The contact stated that while attempting to reverse, the rearview camera became inoperative. The contact stated that the rearview camera image was frozen. The contact also expressed concerns that the emblem located on the rear of the
11601554 The contact owns a 2020 Mercedes-Benz E450. The contact stated that while shifted into reverse, the back over prevention camera displayed the rear view of the vehicle for approximately 10-seconds before going black. The back over prevention camera remained open despite failing
11494227 The driver front tire was found to have failed at the time of an oil change at approximately 15,000 miles. The tire was torn at the junction of the sidewall and tread in several areas. This tire is no longer available. No incident occurred. The passenger front tire was found to
11465827 The side wall split on the outside of the tire and the tire deflated. I pulled to the side of the road. I have no spare because the tires are run flats. I tried to drive and within about 3 miles the tire shredded. The tread separated from the tire and made the car undriveable
Door hinge fails to hold door openLATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES2 complaints2020-12 → 2021-06e-class-2020-door-hinge-latch-failure
11385595 THE DOOR HINGES ARE DEFECTIVE. WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENED, IT CLOSES TOO QUICKLY. THE DETENTS DO NOT WORK. THEY DO NOT HOLD THE DOOR AJAR. THIS IS A LONG, HEAVY DOOR AND WHEN IT SLAMS SHUT ON YOUR LEG, ANKLE OR FOOT IT REALLY HURTS! THE ONLY WAY TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE SAFELY IS
11419360 The contact owns a 2020 Mercedes-Benz E450. The contact stated while attempting to open and close the door, the door failed to remain open. Additionally, on several occasions, the door closed independently. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure persisted. The
11616110 There was smoke coming from from the engine compartment and spontaneous fire started while the car was at a stop light. The car was totally damaged. The car has less than 15000 miles driven. It is still under warranty. Information was sent to Mercedes-Benz USA with a certified
11437940 On October 2, 2021, car caught fire in the engine compartment while car was turned off under carport of home. Car mileage was 18,000. The car was serviced by Mercedes of Marin and driven approximately 25 miles after the service when incident occurred. No warning lamps or
Engine stalls unexpectedly while drivingENGINE2 complaints2021-07 → 2022-10e-class-2020-engine-stalls-unexpectedly
11490562 While driving on the highway the engine shut down and I needed to pull over and restart the car. The engine would restart but then stalled several more times while driving. No check engine lights were on before the vehicle stalled and upon restarting the car no check engine
11423352 I was operating my vehicle on an open road, as I was proceeding to stop at the stop light the ligths on my dashboard began to dim.. suddenly without warning my vehicle completely shut down , no messages no warning lamps.. I turned the car back on it drove me up the block to my
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.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2020 Mercedes-Benz E-Class vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2020/mercedes-benz/e-class
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author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2020 Mercedes-Benz E-Class},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2020/mercedes-benz/e-class}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
