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2001 Mercedes Benz E430

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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19Owner complaints

Model-year median: 19

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

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

What owners reported most

Air Bags
4Electrical System
4Engine And Engine Cooling
2Power Train
2Suspension
2
All reported categories
Tires
2Unknown Or Other
2Exterior Lighting
1Fuel System, Gasoline
1Service Brakes, Hydraulic
1Structure
1Visibility
1Wheels
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 15 of 19 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

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.

  • Air Bags. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

2 crash reports1 fire reports3 injury reports

Unknown Or Other complaints

2 reports
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88,048 miles · Nov 12, 2005
Unknown Or Other

A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF LIQUID FROM A CUP SITTING IN THE CUP HOLDER SPILLED INTO THE GEARBOX AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND SHAKE, WOULDN'T SHIFT OR ACCELERATE. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND CALL FOR THE CAR TO BE TOWED TO THE NEAREST MB DEALER. THE CAR WOULD NOT FUNCTION AT ALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE OVER $600.00…

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A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF LIQUID FROM A CUP SITTING IN THE CUP HOLDER SPILLED INTO THE GEARBOX AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND SHAKE, WOULDN'T SHIFT OR ACCELERATE. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND CALL FOR THE CAR TO BE TOWED TO THE NEAREST MB DEALER. THE CAR WOULD NOT FUNCTION AT ALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE OVER $600.00 WAS SPENT TO GET A BRAND NEW GEARBOX INSTALLED FOR THE CAR TO BE FUNCTIONAL AGAIN. THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID ALL IT TOOK WAS "LESS THAN A TEASPOON OF LIQUID" TO DROP INTO THAT AREA TO CAUSE THE CAR TO FAIL AND IT WAS VERY COMMON--THAT HE'D SEEN IT A LOT ON THESE CARS. *JB

NHTSA ODI #10142522

Mileage unknown · Feb 16, 2001
Unknown Or Other

THE CONSUMER CAN NOT SEE THE LCD INFORMATIONAL DISPLAYS ON THE DASHBOARD WHEN THE CONSUMER WEARS POLARIZED SUNGLASSES, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LCD'S (WHICH ARE POLARIZED) HAVE THEIR AXIS OF POLARIZATION SUCH THAT THEY CANNOT BE SEEN WHEN WEARING POLARIZED SUNGLASSES. NLM

NHTSA ODI #559744

Official recalls

0

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NHTSA investigations

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