2001 Mercedes-Benz E-Class E280 from UK and Ireland - Comments

Always something wrong with this car.

Brakes, ESP, Safety Sensors and airbags.

Safety sensor in drivers seat fault disabled ALL the onboard safety systems. Took two dealers 10 months to fix, totally unacceptable.

Tyres last about 22,000 miles and cost close to £200 each.

Rear seat latch fault never fixed by dealer.

Glad to get rid of this terrible car.

Overweight with poor use of interior space.

Ridiculously high fuel consumption 15-22mpg.

Terrible dealer service, buyer beware!

Good ride quality (in a straight line).

£200 for a tyre? they must be made of gold, I pressume you mean a complete set. I have a c180 and have michelin pilot tyres on it the last 30 ish thoushand miles and still have plenty of tread left!

I own a Mercedes E280 (MY SECOND) fuel consumption averages around 25mpg which isn't bad for a 200bhp vehicle of this size. It takes a huge amount of luggage and seats four in comfort. New branded tyres are around £90.00 each and my car has 24k miles on the original tyres. Cracking car,fast, safe and luxurious. I think the reviewer must have a bad one, quite unusual in my experience. My previous one was sold at 130k miles and never needed anything other than routine servicing.

We have a 2001 E280 Avantgarde, it drives like a dream. Only recently did one electric seat motor fail, but that's the first problem we've had. Although people say that this generation of Mercedes has bad build quality, there is actually not one rattle, or squeak in the car. Space wise, our friends who have a Mercedes S500 commented on how our E Class had more rear leg room and both the S Class and the E Class are rated at 500L for trunk capacity. The modest 204hp engine won't shred rubber, but it's acceptable and fuel economy... it's a LOT better than our CLK320.

I would never buy a Merc of the early 2000's, Mercedes made the big mistake (in this period) to put all its wiring on 2 wires. Electronic problems were all around (except when you're lucky). That proves that, in their effort for simplicity, this didn't work with the complication of their variety of electronic stuff.