1995 Mercedes Benz E320

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 1995 Mercedes Benz E320 do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 42.5.

Counts are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. A lower count does not establish that a car is problem-free.

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96Owner complaints

Model-year median: 42.5

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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Inspection summary

1995 Mercedes Benz E320

NHTSA snapshot: September 18, 2026. 96 owner complaints · 0 recall campaigns · 0 investigations.

Counts are not failure probabilities and are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. One report may name several categories. Comparison method and limitations.

Top reported categories (up to 5)

Electrical System: 89 reports
Engine And Engine Cooling: 8 reports
Fuel System, Gasoline: 5 reports
Air Bags: 2 reports
Engine: 2 reports

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Recall links

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How this year compares

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What owners reported most

Electrical System

89 Engine And Engine Cooling

8 Fuel System, Gasoline

5 Air Bags

2 Engine

All reported categories

Equipment

2 Fuel/propulsion System

2 Service Brakes, Hydraulic

2 Structure

2 Tires

2 Vehicle Speed Control

2 Visibility

2 Electronic Stability Control (esc)

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

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79 reports with mileage · 17 unknown

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What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

Electrical System. Review the 89 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 8 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports3 fire reports0 injury reports

Vehicle Speed Control complaints

2 reports

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131,000 miles · Aug 2, 2006

Vehicle Speed Control

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DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS DISENGAGED AFTER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS TURNED ON. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WAS ON A SLIGHT INCLINE WHEN THE CONTACT FELT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL PULL AWAY FROM THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE INSULATION ON THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS WAS DETERIORATED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT INFORMED.

NHTSA ODI #10164222

91,000 miles · Sep 21, 2005

Electrical SystemExterior LightingFuel System, Gasoline

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THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS AND EA/CC/ISC(PART M16/1,ELECTRONIC ACCELERATOR/CRUISE CONTROL/IDLE SPEED CONTROL) WIRING INSULATION HAS BADLY DETERIORATED ON MY 1995 E320 CABRIOLET DUE TO HEAT FATIGUE FROM POOR MANUFACTURING. THIS CAR HAS 92000 MILES. THE DECAY HAS REACHED THE POINT OF LEAVING BARE EXPOSED WIRE WITHIN THE HARNESS. THESE WIRES MAKE CONTACT CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STALL, SURGE AND SET MISC. ENGINE CODES. IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL...WHO KNOWS. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM TO OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES AS EVIDENCED BY CONVERSATION THREADS ON SEVERAL WELL REGARDED FORUMS. THE GENERAL UNDERSTANDING IS THAT MERCEDES WAS ATTEMPTING TO CREATE ECO-FRIENDLY WIRE INSULATION THAT WOULD DEGRADE IN THE LANDFILL. IT WAS A GREAT IDEA, BUT HAS FAILED MISERABLY. IN MY OPINION SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED IF THIS PROBLEM IS NOT RESOLVED WITH A RECALL. NOW. THIS IS NOT BY ANY STRETCH OF THE IMAGINATION A PART THAT IS PRONE TO FAILURE. MY FEELING IS THAT BY WAITING IT OUT MERCEDES IS HOPING THESE CARS WILL JUST GO AWAY. IF YOU WOULD LIKE I CAN PROVIDE DIGITAL IMAGES OF THE HARNESS CLEARLY SHOWING THE DECAY. QUITE FRANKLY IT IS OUTRAGEOUS. I ALSO DO HAVE A BAD HARNESS THAT I KEPT. I HESITATE TO SEND IT AS I MAY BE FORCED TO TRY AND RECONDITION IT SOMEHOW. THE COST OF A NEW HARNESS IS RIDICULOUS NOT TO MENTION I WOULD END UP WITH A HARNESS THAT WILL DO THE SAME THING UNLESS THEY HAVE CHANGED THERE WAYS FOR THIS PART! HERE ARE THE FORUMS I MENTIONED ABOVE. HTTP://WWW.MERCEDESSHOP.COM/SHOPFORUM HTTP://WWW.BENZWORLD.ORG/FORUMS HTTP://FORUMS.MBWORLD.ORG/FORUM. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT A COMPANY KNOWN FOR A HIGH QUALITY LONG LASTING PRODUCT WOULD DUCK OUT OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY IN THIS ISSUE. *NM

NHTSA ODI #10137157

Recall campaigns

No recalls in this snapshot.

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Defect investigations

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.

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