Model year record
1998 MERCEDES BENZ E320
No recall campaigns on file for this model year. 51 owner complaints on file.
Recalls
No recall campaigns on file for this model year.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
| Component | Complaints | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 5 | 127,040 mi |
| Unknown or other | 4 | — |
| Air bags | 3 | 103,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine | 3 | 58,000 mi |
| Engine | 2 | 149,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline | 2 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline: belts and associated pulleys | 2 | 78,624 mi |
| Equipment: appliance: air conditioner | 2 | 5,000 mi |
| Structure: body | 2 | 200,047 mi |
| Structure: frame and members | 2 | 64,000 mi |
| Suspension: front | 2 | 121,502 mi |
| Electrical system | 1 | 5,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling | 1 | 67,000 mi |
| Equipment | 1 | — |
| Equipment: electrical: radio/tape deck/CD etc. | 1 | — |
| Exterior lighting | 1 | — |
| Exterior lighting: fog lights | 1 | — |
| Exterior lighting: headlights: concealment devices | 1 | 5,000 mi |
| Fuel/propulsion system | 1 | 149,000 mi |
| Power train: automatic transmission | 1 | 5,000 mi |
| Power train: automatic transmission: cooling unit and lines | 1 | — |
| Service brakes | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip | 1 | 128,000 mi |
| Steering | 1 | — |
| Structure: body: door | 1 | — |
| Tires | 1 | 14,000 mi |
| Tires: sidewall | 1 | — |
| Vehicle speed control | 1 | 1,500 mi |
| Visibility | 1 | — |
| Visibility: power window devices and controls | 1 | — |
| Visibility: rearview mirrors/devices | 1 | — |
| Visibility: sun/moon roof assembly | 1 | 67,000 mi |
| Wheels | 1 | 169,900 mi |
The 1997 model has about half as many complaints as this one. The 1999 model has about half as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
Other MERCEDES BENZ E320 model years
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Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.