2022 Mercedes-Benz E-Class: raw data

Every record we hold for this vehicle, as plain tables, with nothing added. The consumer page shows the same records with the maintenance schedule, price ranges and nearby shops around them.

vehicle2022 / mercedes-benz / e-class
known issues7 clusters (reviewed 2026-08-21)
complaints21 on file (2022-04-11 → 2026-07-22)
recalls0
investigations0
fars1 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Panoramic sunroof and roof glass panel cracking or shatteringUNKNOWN OR OTHER3 complaints2023-09 → 2026-07e-class-2022-sunroof-glass-fracture
  • 11595117 On June 16, 2024, while driving my 2022 Mercedes E 350 with my two young children in the car, my sunroof suddenly and literally exploded. Fortunately, the sunroof screen was closed, which prevented us from sustaining any direct injuries. However, the entire sunroof shattered and…
  • 11545429 The panoramic sunroof exploded while inside the car without warning. Contacted the dealership/service center on Friday 9/15/2023, was told they have not received a memo regarding the panoramic sunroofs in the 2022 E350, however; this is a know problem
  • 11752247 The front glass roof panel located directly above the windshield developed a large crack while the vehicle was parked. The crack extends nearly the full length of the panel and includes areas where the glass has separated along the fracture. I am not aware of any collision, road…
Fuel system recall remedy unavailability (23V445000)FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE4 complaints2023-08 → 2023-11e-class-2022-fuel-system-recall-remedy
  • 11540275 The contact stated that on several occasions while driving at various speeds, the vehicle decelerated while the accelerator pedal was depressed. The contact was able to turn off and restart the vehicle. An unknown warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the…
  • 11546319 The contact owns a 2022 Mercedes Benz E450. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V445000 (Fuel System, Gasoline) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were…
  • 11554671 there is a recall on my vehicle for over 4 months now. i keep going/contacting the local dealers about the issue and they keep telling me to come back in a month and every time they tell me there is no remedy yet and they dont know when exactly they will be able to fix it
Automatic emergency braking false activationFORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING3 complaints2022-04 → 2024-01e-class-2022-aebs-false-activation
  • 11460373 I was driving last week on a Dallas street. The public works people had place a 1 inch this rectangular steel cover over, presumably, a hole. The car slammed on the brakes, with a red light appearing on the instrument panel. Had a car been behind me, it would have read ended…
  • 11568552 Auto break suddenly activated during traffic with no obstruction ahead. Also Automatic Headlamp Mode Inoperative comes on and off
  • 11487625 The car inexplicably slammed on the brakes at full force, stopping in time to avoid driving over the shadow of a tree. Approximately thirty minutes later, there was a loud popping / explosion sound from inside the engine compartment, the car lost all power, coasted along for…
Adaptive cruise control false speed limit reading and decelerationFORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL1 complaints2026-01 → 2026-01e-class-2022-adaptive-cruise-false-speed
  • 11709449 This vehicle on an ongoing basis is reporting false speed limits. It consistently abruptly drops the indicated speed limit from 70MPH on [XXX] northbound in Salt Lake City. the vehicle slows itself abruptly in traffic that is sometimes dense and traveling 70 to 80
2.0L turbo engine cylinder head valve seat wearPOWER TRAIN2 complaints2024-12 → 2025-10e-class-2022-powertrain-cylinder-head-wear
  • 11695193 Major issue found with engine cylinder head in various models with 2.0 Liter Turbo charged engines (Engine code M260 or M264). Cylinder heads have premature wear at valve seats, causing engine misfires and unsafe driving conditions. (Sudden loss of power, even on freeways.)
  • 11629635 Twice within a year a "48 voltage battery malfunction" warning appeared on my dashboard. Then a red warning light appears and I had about 30 seconds to find a safe place to pull over as loss of power causes deceleration of the vehicle
Underbody splash shield detachment at highway speedSTRUCTURE:BODY2 complaints2022-06 → 2024-08e-class-2022-underbody-shield-detachment
  • 11611928 An underbody splash shield (one of three, I believe), covering the transmission (the middle of the three) detached at highway speed and fell off the vehicle. This caused the leading edge of another shield to detach, which then, due to air flow, began dragging the highway
  • 11469600 Two rectangular blocks descend from the plastic shield under the front bumper. These blocks have a squared-off back. These blocks descend for about an inch, and are located a few inches in front of the front edge of the tires. In normal use, when the car is parked in a parking…
Steering wheel jerk and unintended lane departureLANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST, STEERING2 complaints2023-04 → 2023-04e-class-2022-steering-wheel-jerk-crash
  • 11519340 It started with a humming sound in the front right wheel well and then I was driving on the freeway and my steering wheeled jerk to the right and slammed me into the side of a semi truck vehicle is available to be looked at it almost killed me
  • 11517563 I have heard a low-pitched oscillating sound coming from the passenger front wheel well. well occasionally it would pull the car to the right, not all the time just randomly whenever traveling in the 40-70 mph range. The 2 dealerships I have taken the car to they say it’s my…

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
212022-04-112026-07-2220ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:5; WHEELS:3; FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE:3; UNKNOWN OR OTHER:3; FUEL SYSTEM:3

Recalls all years →

none listed

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

crash_yearsoccupant_deathsmatch_typevpic_recovered
2010-20241legacy-code0

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). 2022 Mercedes-Benz E-Class vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2022/mercedes-benz/e-class
@misc{wrenchpro_2022_mercedes_benz_e_class_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2022 Mercedes-Benz E-Class},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2022/mercedes-benz/e-class}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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