2019 Mercedes-Benz E 450 Forward collision avoidance Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 18%of 17 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 3,700miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the forward collision avoidance of the 2019 Mercedes-Benz E 450, 18% of the 17 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 3,700 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“While traveling at highway speeds with adaptive cruise control safety systems engaged, the vehicle failed to detect a hazard immediately ahead in its lane. The Forward Collision Warning failed to alert the driver, and the Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) failed to initiate automated emergency deceleration. Manual emergency braking was attempted by the driver in the final milliseconds, but the vehicle's braking system failed to sufficiently decelerate the vehicle, resulting in a high-energy frontal collision. …”
NHTSA complaint #11741091, filed 2026-05“Central digital driver cluster and lighting behind all speedo/tachometer randomly turns off while driving unexpectedly then fades back on. - can not see control indicators for adaptive cruise control when display fades out - can not see what gear the transmission is in when display fades out - at night can not see speedo, tach, or any items on the display when it fades out Dealership said they could not duplicate and didn't want to replace the cluster, because they have to send the part back to mercedes engineering and if the part wasn't faulty, the dealership would have to absorb the cost…”
NHTSA complaint #11433288, filed 2021-09Related recalls
- 19V540000Jul 19, 2019Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2019 C300 Cabrio, C300A Cabrio 4MATIC, C300 Coupe, C300 Coupe 4MATIC, C300, C300 4MATIC, C43 AMG Cabrio…Covers: Mercedes-Benz E 450 2019, AMG E63S 2019, E300 2019 +13 more
Related service bulletins
- 11013996Feb 3, 2025Complaint Hand detection system not operating correctly / vehicles with code 266 Fault message in instrument cluster: "Active Emergency Stop Assist not available" "Active Lane…
Forward collision avoidance: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 9% |
| 2019 | 3 | 18% |
Other parts of the 2019 Mercedes-Benz E 450
5 complaintsBrakes
4 complaintsEngine
4 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
4 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
2 complaintsSteering
2 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsEngine cooling
1 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsLane departure
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2019 Mercedes-Benz E 450
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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