2004 Mercedes-Benz 211 Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2004 Mercedes-Benz 211, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Fuel system3100.0%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Fuel system
Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks.
From owner reports, verbatim
I HAVE A STRONG FUEL SMELL AFTER FILLING THE CAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE AND THE TECHNICIAN COMMENTED ON FUEL LEAK MARKS AROUND THE TANK. *TR
MY CAR SMELL GAS STRONGLY WHEN I PUT FULL TANK OF GAS. THIS IS TOO DIFFICULT FOR ME N FAMILY. I NEED RECALL FOR MERCEDES DEALER. I READ TOO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT E SERIES IN THE WEB. THANKS.... *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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