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2001 Mercedes Benz E320

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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Owner complaints for the 2001 Mercedes Benz E320 do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 42.5.

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38Owner complaints

Model-year median: 42.5

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Electrical System
13Air Bags
7Power Train
6Exterior Lighting
5Engine
3
All reported categories
Steering
3Suspension
3Vehicle Speed Control
2Visibility
2Electronic Stability Control (esc)
1Engine And Engine Cooling
1Fuel System, Gasoline
1Fuel System, Other
1Seat Belts
1Service Brakes, Hydraulic
1Structure
1Unknown Or Other
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

24 reports with mileage · 14 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Electrical System. Review the 13 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Air Bags. Review the 7 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Power Train. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

6 crash reports4 fire reports5 injury reports

Vehicle Speed Control complaints

2 reports
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60,500 miles · Aug 10, 2004
Vehicle Speed Control

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. CONSUMER PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE VEHICLE, AND THE DEALER DID NOT HONOR IT. ALSO, CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *AK

NHTSA ODI #10087637

Mileage unknown · Jun 18, 2001
Vehicle Speed Control

WHEN PRESSING ACCELERATOR PEDAL AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, VEHICLE WILL NOT REACT UNTIL PEDAL IS 1/4 TO 1/2 DEPRESSED. THEN, VEHICLE WILL LURCH FORWARD. VEHICLE IS NOW AT THE DEALER. *AK CONSUMER STATED DEALER REPLACED A PART CALLED THE ME CONTROL UNIT AND PROBLEM HAS CEASED. *SLC

NHTSA ODI #890562

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.