AI DamageMercedes-Benz E43 AMG: problems, complaints, bulletins
Summary for the Mercedes-Benz E43 AMG across 1 model years: 4 owner complaints and 68 NHTSA service bulletins, plus repair videos. Pick a year for details.
Model years
| Year | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) | YouTube repair videos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 68 | 0 |
What fails most often
- Wheels: 4 complaints (100% of all).
Components owners complain about
| Component | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheels | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Equipment | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| Electrical system | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Engine and cooling | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Steering | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Structure | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Powertrain | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Service brakes | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Visibility | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Communication | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Engine | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Suspension | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Electronic stability control | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel system | 0 | 0 | 1 |
What owners report
Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.
Today the vehicle has approximately 22,000 miles. In those 13,000 and about one year of use the vehicle has damaged three front wheels and four front tires. The first wheel had a 1.5' transverse crack along the inner rim lip and was noticed by me only 1,000 miles or less after the vehicle was purchased.
After I took the vehicle home, I realized that the front left tire was slowly leaking air. I took it to a local tire shop and ask them to remove the tire from the vehicle and put it in water bath to see where it was leaking air from because I could not find a nail or other road hazard on the tire.
I noticed after couple weeks that the vehicle was leaking air from the left front tire. At that point the car less than 10,000 miles. I found that the vehicle front left alloy wheel had developed a 1.5" long crack at the inside lip of the wheel and it was leaking air from there.
When owners complained
NHTSA complaints by filing year. The peak shows at what age the problems show up most.
What to check before buying
- Wheels. Wheel runout, cracks, signs of a wheel strike.
- Electrical system. Scan all modules, test the battery and alternator, inspect connectors near the impact zone.
- Engine and cooling. Radiator and fan after a frontal hit, coolant level and condition, overheating.
- Steering. Steering play, power assist, rack and tie rods after a wheel impact.
Manufacturer service bulletins
Bulletin titles as filed with NHTSA.
- Tailgate opens unintentionally
- The radio station favorites list is no longer present after bus idle Saving process during download…
- Mercedes-Benz AG (âÂÂMBAGâÂÂ), the manufacturer of Mercedes-Benz, has determined that in certain MY…
- Crease formation on genuine leather seat covers in vehicles with low mileage ⢠Objects left on the…
- The "SOS nonfunctional" message appears sporadically in the instrument cluster of the vehicle
- In our continuing efforts to assure the proper performance of Mercedes-Benz products and to enhance the…
- The Mercedes me connect services cannot be activated
- Mercedes-Benz AG (âMBAGâ), the manufacturer of Mercedes-Benz vehicles, has determined that on certain…
- Mercedes-Benz AG (âMBAGâ), the manufacturer of Mercedes-Benz, has determined that on certain Model…
- In the MBUX weather app, the temperature is displayed in the wrong unit (Fahrenheit instead of °C, or…
- Complaint Loads induced at the steering wheel through pushing and pulling actions may cause creaking and…
- Complaint - AIRMATIC fault message in instrument cluster - Compressor inoperative, 40A compressor fuse…
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Sources: public NHTSA data (USA): service bulletins and owner complaints; YouTube: links to videos credited to their authors. Complaints are owner statements not verified by NHTSA, and describe defects rather than crash damage. Data updated 2026-11-06.