2000 Mercedes-Benz E320 Brakes Problems
- Complaints
- 6about this part
- Share
- 14%of 44 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 127,450miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the brakes of the 2000 Mercedes-Benz E320, 14% of the 44 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 127,450 miles.
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 idiot light messages came on as follows: brake assist, esp, visit workshop followed by: elect. Stabil. Prog., esp, visit workshop. These messages then went away, but returned several days later. No issues could be determined as to what could be wrong. This pattern re-occurred over a couple of days. Is there a recall or a service bulletin related to this make, year, and model, related to the message that comes up periodically?”
NHTSA complaint #10490686, filed 2013-01, 147,000 miles“The contact owns a 2000 mercedes benz E320. The contact stated that the ABS warning light illuminated intermittently followed by an unintended acceleration and deceleration of the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 107,900.”
NHTSA complaint #10694208, filed 2015-03, 107,900 miles“i got abs warning on the dash board, anti lock brake warning, sbc warnings, brake shop warnings...messages, brake pedal travels to the floor,. not stopping the car at the least.”
NHTSA complaint #11639783, filed 2025-01“Abs warning light comes on while driving. This problem occurred twice and both times the stop lamp switch was found to have caused the problem by the dealer. The first was on 01/19/01 with 9613 miles on the car. The second replacement was on 01/29/02 with 19175 miles on the car.”
NHTSA complaint #758471, filed 2002-02“Consumer was unable to start the vehicle, no lights would work, and the ignition key would not turn, a tow driver found that the negative battery cable was completely disconnected from the battery.”
NHTSA complaint #556690, filed 2000-10Related service bulletins
- 10186135Dec 9, 2020If the customer brakes sharply from a speed of > 30mph, without ABS intervention, there is a single cracking noise from the area of the ESP hydraulic unit
Brakes: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 | 6% |
| 2006 | 17 | 41% |
| 2005 | 54 | 23% |
| 2004 | 50 | 25% |
| 2003 | 77 | 36% |
| 2002 | 3 | 13% |
| 2001 | 1 | 3% |
| 2000 | 6 | 14% |
| 1999 | 5 | 6% |
| 1998 | 2 | 5% |
| 1997 | 1 | 2% |
| 1995 | 2 | 2% |
Other parts of the 2000 Mercedes-Benz E320
12 complaintsElectrical system
8 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
7 complaintsSuspension
5 complaintsEngine cooling
4 complaintsExterior lighting
4 complaintsFuel system
4 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
4 complaintsBody and structure
3 complaintsTires
3 complaintsVehicle speed control
3 complaintsElectronic stability control
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2000 Mercedes-Benz E320
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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