2018 Mercedes-Benz E-Class

Carvana (opens in a new tab) describes the E-Class family as the W213 sedan and S213 wagon in their second year, plus the redesigned C238 coupe and new A238 cabriolet, which gained the newer dashboard layout, a 12.3-inch center display, standard navigation, Apple CarPlay, Android Auto and standard automatic emergency braking. MotorTrend (opens in a new tab) adds the new AMG E63 S sedan and wagon with a hand-built 4.0-liter twin-turbo V-8 making 603 hp and 627 lb-ft with 4Matic all-wheel drive, and an AMG Track Pace app for iPhone users.

Kelley Blue Book (opens in a new tab) puts the cheapest 2018 E-Class, the E 300 sedan, at a Fair Purchase Price of $16,700 and rates fuel economy at 19/25 to 22/30 mpg city and highway. EPA rates the 2018 E-Class at 18 to 25 mpg combined and $3,100 to $4,300 a year in fuel, with rear- or four-wheel drive.

NHTSA lists 16 recall campaigns for the 2018 E-Class. 18V515000 covers an occupant classification system that may not be properly calibrated, so the front passenger air bag may not be enabled as intended, 18V513000 covers a child seat anchoring system that may not have been properly installed, and 19V676000 covers a rear spoiler that may detach. 20V449000 covers software in a replaced instrument cluster that may keep the seat belt warning system from operating properly. 20V048000 covers a turbocharger fault on AMG E63 models, and 21V058000 and 21V072000 cover communication module software shared with other Mercedes models. Others cover front seat backs that may not lock on the E400 coupe and cabriolet (18V207000 and 19V130000), a steering rack locknut (18V850000), battery cables (18V725000), seat belts (19V788000), tires (25V023000), a steering coupling (18V872000), rearview camera display software (22V232000) and a universal joint (26V216000).

Owners have filed 70 complaints with NHTSA: engine with 14, unknown or other and electrical system with 13 each, power train with 9 and steering with 8. CarFactBase (opens in a new tab) keeps a record for the year, and Consumer Reports (opens in a new tab) keeps a reliability page.

EPA rates the 2018 E-Class at 18 to 25 mpg combined and $3,100 to $4,300 a year in fuel. The BMW 5 Series lists 23 to 30 at $2,650 to $3,350, the Audi A6 23 to 28 at $2,750 to $3,350, the Genesis G80 18 to 22 at $2,850 to $4,300, and the Lexus ES 24 to 40 at $1,550 to $2,600 including its hybrid. The E-Class trails the 5 Series and A6 on efficiency.