2011 Mercedes-Benz E Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 10%of 10 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 7,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the air bags of the 2011 Mercedes-Benz E, 10% of the 10 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 7,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
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.
“The contact owns a 2011 mercedes benz e-350. The contact was driving 60 MPH when the contact was involved in a rear-end crash. As a result, the contact crashed into the guardrail. None of the air bags deployed and the vehicle was destroyed. The contact sustained injuries to the neck and back. A police report was filed. The manufacturer was contacted regarding the failure of the air bags but had not yet received a return call. The contact believed that had the air bags deployed, there would have been a severe reduction in the injuries sustained in the crash. The failure mileage was 7,000.”
NHTSA complaint #10419189, filed 2011-08, 7,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10034306Jun 11, 2010Mercedes: airbag durability and reliability. Air bag srs control module (n2/2) does not have a set shelf life and will normally be reliable for the life of a vehicle. With 164…
Air bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2011 Mercedes-Benz E
3 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
3 complaintsElectrical system
2 complaintsSteering
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2011 Mercedes-Benz E
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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