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2013 Mercedes-Benz E212 problems

NHTSA lists 1 complaints for the 2013 Mercedes-Benz E212, 0 of them mention a crash and 0 mention a fire. 0 complaints mention an injury, with 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported.

Data build 2026-10-09.

NHTSA lists this vehicle as MERCEDES-BENZ E212.

At a glance

Complaints
1
With crash
0
With fire
0
With injury (complaints)
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Recalls
0
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
Unavailable
Investigations
0
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
124

Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.

Where the complaints are

Top systems
SystemComplaintsShare of this vehicle's complaints
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1100.0%
Top subsystems
SystemSubsystemComplaints

One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.

Model-generated complaint tags

These labels are model-generated, not NHTSA data.

Failure modes
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
electrical electronic1100.0%0.82
Severities
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
low1100.0%0.63

Model: typesafe/jev-1.13-20260917; schema version: tag-v1. 1 tagged complaints of 1 complaints (100.0%).

Confidence is the model's own probability for the label it chose (0 to 1), not accuracy.

Model-generated labels on tagged complaints only. Model years 2013 and newer are tagged in full; 2012 in part (see tagged_share); earlier model years have no tags. NHTSA's own flags remain separate in the complaints block.

Recalls

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0 recalls.

Investigations

0 investigations; 0 open.

Manufacturer communications

124 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
EQUIPMENT30
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM20
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING17
POWER TRAIN16
STEERING11
SEATS5
BACK OVER PREVENTION4
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE4

10164808

Date: 2019-08-14. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, TIRES.

Various fault codes present in TPM Control Unit, vehicles with code 475 and code B03

10154010

Date: 2019-01-15. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.

Engine diagnosis warning lamp activated - Fault code P012800

10151966

Date: 2018-07-31. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT, SEATS.

Seat cushion fore/aft adjuster seat cushion cover becomes detached

10151959

Date: 2018-07-23. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SEAT BELTS.

Seat belt extender toothed rack sluggish or makes noises

10151948

Date: 2018-07-19. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, SUSPENSION.

Display of suspension setting in head unit implausible

10151924

Date: 2018-07-02. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STRUCTURE.

Liftgate intermittently does not open fully

10144135

Date: 2018-05-17. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STEERING.

Noise in area of steering column after conducting service measure 1709P46C60 "Check mechanical steering column, rework if necessary"

10144107

Date: 2018-03-26. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STEERING.

Noise in area of steering column after conducting service measure 1709P46C60 "Check mechanical steering column, rework if necessary"

10144085

Date: 2018-03-15. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STRUCTURE.

Load compartment cover does not move upwards when liftgate is opened

10135443

Date: 2018-01-11. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

Garage door opener loses programming

Notes on this record

  • Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
  • System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
  • Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
  • A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.

Other names NHTSA uses

None listed.

Matched NHTSA models

Matched labels and complaints
NHTSA model labelComplaints
E2121

Same model, other years

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Other Mercedes-Benz models, 2013

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