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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
WDDZF4JB5HA••••••2017 Mercedes-benz E300
That is about average for the 2017 Mercedes-benz E300 — 6 complaints per build across 22 builds.
5on this build
124on the model
22builds in total
1involved a crash
1injuries
Most reportedVisibility 1Service Brakes 1Fuel System 1Gasoline 1
What owners of this build wrote
Service BrakescrashSep 2021
The contact owned a 2017 Mercedes-Benz E300W. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH he was side swiped on the drivers side door by another vehicle causing his vehicle to jump the curb. The contact stated he had a brake malfunction and had to depress the brake…
Electrical SystemMay 2026
Sunroof glass shattered water got in the car
Fuel SystemMar 2023
The contact owns a 2017 Mercedes-Benz E300. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH, there was an abnormal gasoline odor entering the vehicle. The contact stated that he did not notice a warning light being illuminated. The contact had taken the vehicle to a local…
Unknown Or OtherMay 2020
In our mercedes the hvac system has a defect where it doesn't properly ventilate & grows mold that smells up the car. There has been a class action lawsuit about this exact problem and in the lawsuit they state that no amount of repairs can fix it. We have taken our car to the…
VisibilityDec 2016
The sunroof for my 2017 mercedes e300 just spontaneously shattered while driving. I was driving straight ahead around 50 mph on a highway on a rainy day, with no one immediately in front of me when I hear a loud noise that startled me. I didn't know what had happened until I…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN WDDZF4JB5HA285917 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.