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vehicle
2021 / mercedes-benz / e-class
known issues
6 clusters (reviewed 2026-08-21)
complaints
20 on file (2021-04-07 → 2026-08-08)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
5 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
Engine misfire and cylinder failure with power lossENGINE4 complaints2024-02-09 → 2026-08-08e-class-2021-engine-misfire-cylinder
11673376 My 2021 Mercedes-Benz E350 (VIN [XXX] ) developed a serious engine issue involving cylinder misfire and check engine light. The dealer diagnosed it as a leaking exhaust valve on cylinder 4, related to TSB LI01.30-P-072328, which documents valve seat wear in M260 engines
11571057 The engine is misfiring and not powering correctly during driving. Car is failing to take off and today almost caused an accident due to the car would not pull off from the traffic light with oncoming traffic due to loss of power
11441712 The 48 volt battery on this mild hybrid vehicle failed and the car was unable to be started on May 3, 2021, with 196 miles on the odometer, a mere 15 days after delivery. It had to be taken by flatbed to the dealer where ultimately the 48 volt battery was replaced. Then again…
11406950 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2021 MERCEDES-BENZ E450. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STATIONARY, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAYED A MESSAGE INDICATING THAT THE VEHICLE HAD CRASHED. AFTER THE MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MERCEDES-BENZ OF…
Transmission failure while drivingPOWER TRAIN2 complaints2025-07-10 → 2026-01-04e-class-2021-transmission-failure
11672435 The Mercedes E350, with 22,000 miles suffered a catastrophic transmission failure while driving on the highway. I managed to exit the highway but the car could not be moved and left me stranded
11708688 With the car only have about 15,000 miles the transmission has failed . I have seen there have been recalls of other models with similar complaints of transmission failure
Rearview camera and parking sensor inoperative displayBACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA, BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS4 complaints2021-09-02 → 2024-05-18e-class-2021-rearview-camera-inoperative
11589422 I was parking and the 360 view sensor did not come up. When I tried to back out and move forward again, I realized the back up camera would not come on. I turned the car on and off and then tried again to reverse to engage the camera but was instead given a message that says…
11560848 When in reverse, sometimes the rearview camera image does not come and and the parking sensors do not work. An inoperative rearview camera display and/or parking sensors can reduce the driver’s view and awareness of what is behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash
11497646 I was driving on a local road (paved, no painted road markings, some small cracks/pot holes but all minor) that I frequently drive without issue. This time as I was coming out of a minor left-hand curve and about 30 meters from a slightly sharper right hand turn the Automatic…
11373428 WHILE GOING 45 MPH ON A CLEAR FOUR LANE SMOOTH BLACKTOP CITY STREET THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE EMERGENCY STOP. A RED TRIANGLE APPEARED ON THE DASH BUT BECAUSE OF THE STARTLING NATURE I COULD NOT REMEMBER EXACTLY WHERE. THERE WAS NO APPARENT REASON FOR THIS EMERGENCY STOP
12V battery warning followed by vehicle fireENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1 complaints2024-12-07 → 2024-12-07e-class-2021-12v-battery-electrical-fire
11629406 FIRE FIRE FIRE Information light came on just saying 12 Volt Battery. I sat in the car letting it idle for about 3 minutes. It began to smoke and then burst into flames. I called 911 got the fire department here but by the time they were here there was not much left
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). 2021 Mercedes-Benz E-Class vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2021/mercedes-benz/e-class
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author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2021 Mercedes-Benz E-Class},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2021/mercedes-benz/e-class}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
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