{"id":"2016_mercedes_benz_b_class_electric_drive","make":"Mercedes-Benz","make_slug":"mercedes-benz","model":"B-Class Electric Drive","model_slug":"b-class-electric-drive","year":2016,"url":"/mercedes-benz/b-class-electric-drive/2016/","pts":["bev"],"configs":[{"id":36997,"model":"B250e","pt":"bev","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (A1)","cyl":null,"displ":null,"eng":"","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":85,"hwy":82,"comb":84,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":40.2262,"range":87,"range_city":89,"range_hwy":85,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":3.5,"charge240b":0.0,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"132 kW AC Induction","fuel":"Electricity","vclass":"Midsize Cars","co2":0,"fe_score":10,"ghg_score":10,"fuel_cost":900,"save_spend":6750,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"MBX","modified":"Tue Jun 02 00:00:00 EDT 2020"}],"vclass":"Midsize Cars","segment":"Midsize car","recalls":[{"campaign":"19V787000","component":"COMMUNICATION","mfr":"Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.","reported":"2019-11-01","owner_notified":"2019-12-23","units":24226,"summary":"Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2013-2017 vehicles due to a software fault that may cause the date and time for the emergency call system (eCall) to differ from the actual date and time, potentially relaying an inaccurate vehicle location.  For a full list of the affected models visit: https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2019/RMISC-19V787-4620.pdf","consequence":"An inaccurate vehicle location may delay emergency responders, increasing the risk of injury.","remedy":"MBUSA has initiated an Over the Air (OTA) remote update.  MBUSA will also notify owners, and dealers will check software for a successful OTA or update the communication module software as needed, free of charge.  The recall began December 23, 2019.  Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372.  MBUSA's number for this recall is 2019120008.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"2019120008","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"moderate"},{"campaign":"17V627000","component":"AIR BAGS:FRONTAL","mfr":"Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.","reported":"2017-10-06","owner_notified":"2017-12-06","units":495290,"summary":"Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. (MBUSA) is recalling these vehicles: 2014-2018 CLA250, CLA250 4Matic, CLA45 AMG 4Matic, 2015-2018 GLA250, GLA250 4Matic, GLA45 AMG 4Matic, C300 4Matic, C63S AMG, 2012-2014 C250, C350, C300 4Matic, E550 4Matic, 2013-2014 C63 AMG, 2012-2015 C250 Coupe, C350 Coupe, C63 AMG Coupe, 2013-2015 C350 4Matic Coupe, GLK250 4Matic BlueTec, GLK350, GLK350 4Matic, 2016-2017 C350e, C43 AMG, 2015 C400 4Matic, 2016-2018 C63 AMG, GLC300, GLC300 4Matic, 2017-2018 C300 Coupe, C300 4Matic Coupe, C43 AMG, C63 AMG Coupe, C63S AMG Coupe, C300 Cabriolet, C300 4Matic Cabriolet, C43 AMG Cabriolet, C63 AMG Cabriolet, C63S AMG Cabriolet, GLC300 4Matic Coupe, GLC43 AMG, GLC43 AMG Coupe, 2014 E350 Coupe, E350 4Matic Coupe, E350 Cabriolet, E400 Hybrid, 2015-2017 E400 Coupe, E400 4Matic Coupe, E400 Cabriolet, 2014-2017 E550 Coupe, E550 Cabriolet, B250e, 2014-2016 E250 BlueTec, E63 AMG 4Matic Wagon, 2012-2013 E350 BlueTec, 2012-2016 E350, E350 4Matic, 2015-2016 E400, E400 4Matic, 2012 E63 AMG, 2014-2015 E250 4Matic BlueTec, 2013-2016 E350 Wagon, 2017 GLC300d 4Matic, and 2018 GLC350e 4Matic.  The driver's air bag may unexpectedly deploy due to insufficient grounding of the steering components if an electrostatic discharge occurs and the air bag clockspring is broken.","consequence":"If the driver air bag inadvertently deploys, it can increase the risk of injury and a crash.","remedy":"MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will add sufficient grounding to the steering components, free of charge.  The recall began in December 6, 2017.  Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-877-496-3691.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"2017110011","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":2,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":86,"grade":"B","complaints":{"count":9,"crash":0,"fire":0,"injured":0,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Engine",5],["Air Bags",3],["Electrical System",2],["Wheels",1],["Tires",1],["Steering",1]],"by_year":{"2016":1,"2018":2,"2021":1,"2022":1,"2023":1,"2024":2,"2025":1},"excerpts":[["2025-09-23","Air Bags","My air bag light went on , and my car is displaying a fault on the drivers side air bag . I took the car to an authorized Mercedes dealer and they say they claim I need a new part . Please see RCMN-17V627 . The recall affects nearly 500,000 Mercedes-Benz vehicles from model years 2012 to 2018. Specific models include: \u2026"],["2024-11-24","Engine","Complaint submitted to Transport Canada: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Eco Start function on the Mercedes Benz B250 does not work and so intermittently shuts off the car without warning. Very very dangerous. When stopped at a stop light, unless the eco smart button is turned off the car engine will suddenly shut off. Red text appears in the \u2026"],["2024-09-07","Engine","Drive unit failed. Manufacturer's Faulty coolant seal. Coolant leaked into engine, Dashboard displayed \"Workshop\" warning about 2-3 times before breakdown."]]},"investigations":[{"action":"DP22005","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM","opened":"2023-01-27","closed":"2023-08-07","campaign":"22V063000","subject":"Pedestrian alert sounds","summary":"NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matt"},{"action":"EA21002","component":"AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE","opened":"2021-09-17","closed":"","campaign":"","subject":"Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture","summary":"From 2000 through 2017, Takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate (\"PSAN\") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004L. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant to burn too quickly when ignited. The rapid burning can cause the inflator to rupture during deployment, potentially causing serious or even fatal injury to vehicle occupants. See 2016 Blomquist Report at www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.gov/files/documents/expert_report-hrblomquist.pdf.Consequently, all frontal inflators using propellant 2004 that do not contain a \"desiccant\" (a substa"}],"ncap":[],"popularity":999,"headline":{"range":87,"mpg":null,"ncap":null,"complaints":9},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 02:56 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}