10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
58,396 miles

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problem #3

Feb 282024

E500

  • miles
Vehicle started smoking and caught fire while I was driving. Pulled over and vehicle erupted in flames. It took firefighters 2 hours to put out that fire.

- Moreno Valley, CA, USA

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problem #2

Jun 222018

E500

  • 175,000 miles
"takata recall" my Mercedes Benz E500 back air shocks stopped lifting the car when I started it in the morning and the red indicator light want go off unless I stop it will lift up an then goes back down.

- Wilson, NC, USA

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problem #1

May 012015

E500

  • 188 miles
My car stopped working completely. Shop tells me its the sbc pump

- Bakersfield , CA, USA

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