2010 Mercedes-Benz E550 Engine Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 1%of 68 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the engine of the 2010 Mercedes-Benz E550, 1% of the 68 complaints for this model year.
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 airmatic suspension has malfunctioned! The air springs started deflating over night sometimes just on other nights all them and then other nights not at all now they will not inflate at all and is undrivable. Also the cooling fan runs constantly if the car is running!”
NHTSA complaint #11119751, filed 2018-08Related service bulletins
- 11017039Apr 1, 2025Complaint Vehicle with atypical reduced heat output. Cause Silicate granulate may have escaped from a damaged bag in the expansion reservoir (not visible), reducing the coolant…
- 10135598Mar 25, 2015Engine diagnosis warning lamp lights up in instrument cluster, fault code U145400: "Implausible data were received from the ethanol sensor"
- 10051540Oct 26, 2012Xentry: m271.8 evo engine has poor accelerator response- lack of power under full load and high rpm. Engine diagnosis warning lamp (cel) lights up, vehicle is in limp-home mode…
Engine: other model years
Other parts of the 2010 Mercedes-Benz E550
30 complaintsSuspension
27 complaintsOther or unknown
5 complaintsBody and structure
4 complaintsElectrical system
3 complaintsSteering
2 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
2 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaintsBrakes
1 complaintsElectronic stability control
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2010 Mercedes-Benz E550
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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