https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric. en-us Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:10:42 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric#complaint-2022971 Sat, 07 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT Drive unit failed. Manufacturer's Faulty coolant seal. Coolant leaked into engine, Dashboard displayed "Workshop" warning about 2-3 times before breakdown. https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric#complaint-2005256 Sat, 06 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT MERCEDES DEALER NOTES : 07/19/2022 CLIENT STATES STEERING IS STIFF. STARTED ABOUT 1 TO 2 MONTHS AGO AND WOULD SHOW UP ONCE AND AWHILE. WHEN IT WOULD ACT UP WOULD NOT DRIVE IT AND IT WOULD LOCK THE STEERING . THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES, WITH ACCIDENT HAZARD. WE DID THE BELOW WORK. ELECTRIC POWER STEERING RACK FAULTY REPLACE COMPLETE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING RACK. WHICH COST US OVER $3000. NOW WE https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric#complaint-2005257 Sat, 06 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT MERCEDES DEALER NOTES : 07/19/2022 CLIENT STATES STEERING IS STIFF. STARTED ABOUT 1 TO 2 MONTHS AGO AND WOULD SHOW UP ONCE AND AWHILE. WHEN IT WOULD ACT UP WOULD NOT DRIVE IT AND IT WOULD LOCK THE STEERING . THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES, WITH ACCIDENT HAZARD. WE DID THE BELOW WORK. ELECTRIC POWER STEERING RACK FAULTY REPLACE COMPLETE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING RACK. WHICH COST US OVER $3000. NOW WE https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric#complaint-2005258 Sat, 06 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT MERCEDES DEALER NOTES : 07/19/2022 CLIENT STATES STEERING IS STIFF. STARTED ABOUT 1 TO 2 MONTHS AGO AND WOULD SHOW UP ONCE AND AWHILE. WHEN IT WOULD ACT UP WOULD NOT DRIVE IT AND IT WOULD LOCK THE STEERING . THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES, WITH ACCIDENT HAZARD. WE DID THE BELOW WORK. ELECTRIC POWER STEERING RACK FAULTY REPLACE COMPLETE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING RACK. WHICH COST US OVER $3000. NOW WE https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric#complaint-1941555 Tue, 07 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2014 Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive. The contact stated that after stopping at a stop sign, the vehicle lost motive power before the "Malfunction visit workshop" and "Stop switch engine off" messages were displayed. After restarting the vehicle, the vehicle returned to normal functionality; however, the failure recurred more frequently. No warning lights were illuminated. https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric#complaint-1892028 Tue, 02 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT The electric motor was leaking coolant and needs to be replaced. I have read countless accounts that this is a known issue with this car. https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric#complaint-1892029 Tue, 02 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT The electric motor was leaking coolant and needs to be replaced. I have read countless accounts that this is a known issue with this car. https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric#complaint-1868380 Thu, 26 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT Occasionally the car will lurch forward when coming to a stop. As you come to a stop it tries to propel the car forward as you are breaking and coming to a stop. Happens rarely but when it does it's a big safety concern. https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric#complaint-1863846 Sat, 07 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT Failure of seals and or bearings in the electric motor causing coolant to leak into the electric motor, creating an internal electrical fault, seizing electric motor. https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric#complaint-1863847 Sat, 07 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT Failure of seals and or bearings in the electric motor causing coolant to leak into the electric motor, creating an internal electrical fault, seizing electric motor. https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric#complaint-1843169 Sat, 24 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT Coolant leak causing catastrophic drive unit failure. https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric#complaint-1843170 Sat, 24 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT Coolant leak causing catastrophic drive unit failure. https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric#complaint-1836632 Sun, 28 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMT Vehicle stopped suddenly and would not restart. Needs a new $17k drive unit and is out of warranty. Drive unit failed due to faulty design where coolant contaminated the electric motor. Vehicle only has 40k miles. The drive unit was built by Tesla for Mercedes. Tesla also built the same unit for Toyota for the electric Rav4. Toyota recalled their units free of charge for customers. Mercedes is https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric#complaint-1819213 Tue, 14 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT The main electric drive motor will start leaking coolant which then damages the motor and even electronics. Well known issue and makes the vehicle unsafe and isn't a matter of "if" but "when" the seals will go bad and this is on our car that has less than 40k miles on the odometer. https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric#complaint-1819214 Tue, 14 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT The main electric drive motor will start leaking coolant which then damages the motor and even electronics. Well known issue and makes the vehicle unsafe and isn't a matter of "if" but "when" the seals will go bad and this is on our car that has less than 40k miles on the odometer. https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric#complaint-1819215 Tue, 14 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT The main electric drive motor will start leaking coolant which then damages the motor and even electronics. Well known issue and makes the vehicle unsafe and isn't a matter of "if" but "when" the seals will go bad and this is on our car that has less than 40k miles on the odometer. https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric#complaint-1815634 Tue, 31 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT Motor suddenly stopped on highway. This was extremely dangerous. Vehicle transported to Mercedes Benz, they have indicated the electric drive motor has failed. This is the second drive motor in this car that has failed in only 48K miles. We have two of these cars, same year and model. The motor has also failed in the other vehicle. There is an entire Facebook group talking about failures of https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric#complaint-1815680 Tue, 31 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT Coolant in electric motor . Needs to replace motor . Diagnosed by Mercedes dealer WI Simonson 1626 Wiltshire blvd Santa Monica ca 90403 4105264700 # 525134 March 7,2022 Mileage 63371 Get signal on the garage. https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric#complaint-1815629 Tue, 31 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT On 4/19/22 while driving my Mercedes B250e, I received a 'check coolant level' warning message, followed closely by 'without starting engine again, consult workshop' and then 'stop, switch engine off'. All messages appeared in less than 30 minutes time, and then my engine completely shut off while I was pulling into a parking lot. Prior to this date, there were no warning signs of the issue. The i https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric#complaint-1815630 Tue, 31 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT On 4/19/22 while driving my Mercedes B250e, I received a 'check coolant level' warning message, followed closely by 'without starting engine again, consult workshop' and then 'stop, switch engine off'. All messages appeared in less than 30 minutes time, and then my engine completely shut off while I was pulling into a parking lot. Prior to this date, there were no warning signs of the issue. The i https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric#complaint-1815631 Tue, 31 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT On 4/19/22 while driving my Mercedes B250e, I received a 'check coolant level' warning message, followed closely by 'without starting engine again, consult workshop' and then 'stop, switch engine off'. All messages appeared in less than 30 minutes time, and then my engine completely shut off while I was pulling into a parking lot. Prior to this date, there were no warning signs of the issue. The i https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric#complaint-1785046 Mon, 27 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT 2021-11-29, 10a PST. The "check coolant level" warning appeared while I was driving westbound on the 210 freeway in Glendale, California. As I took the exit to La Crescenta Ave, another alert appeared that there was a sudden "malfunction: visit workshop" warning. As I was trying to turn off on a side street to pull over (with my 4 year old in the back seat), the car stopped in the middle of t https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric#complaint-1785047 Mon, 27 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT 2021-11-29, 10a PST. The "check coolant level" warning appeared while I was driving westbound on the 210 freeway in Glendale, California. As I took the exit to La Crescenta Ave, another alert appeared that there was a sudden "malfunction: visit workshop" warning. As I was trying to turn off on a side street to pull over (with my 4 year old in the back seat), the car stopped in the middle of t https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric#complaint-1728525 Mon, 22 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWN A 2014 MERCEDES BENZ B-CLASS ELECTRIC. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING 55 MPH, AN UNKNOWN YELLOW WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING ASSISTANCE REQUIRED. THE DRIVER CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND SHORTLY AFTER, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, ANOTHER RED WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric#complaint-1728526 Mon, 22 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWN A 2014 MERCEDES BENZ B-CLASS ELECTRIC. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING 55 MPH, AN UNKNOWN YELLOW WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING ASSISTANCE REQUIRED. THE DRIVER CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND SHORTLY AFTER, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, ANOTHER RED WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric#complaint-1664262 Wed, 20 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT THE CAR STARTED TO MAKE A SOFT TICKING SOUND. I BOUGHT THE CAR AT 11121 MILE ON JULY 2,2018 LAST WEEK I HAD THE MERCEDES BENZ DEALER PICK. THE PROBLEM WAS THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. MILEAGE ON CAR NOW IS 28452. ASKING 17,000 DOLLARS FOR REPAIR. I HAVE THE PREMIUM SAFE DRIVE EXTENDED WARRANTY THEY ARE WILL TO PAY ONLY 10,000 DOLLARS. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric#complaint-1662719 Tue, 12 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT THIS IS AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE. IN NORMAL OPERATION, WHEN THE CAR IS SLOWING, AND ALMOST AT A STOP, IT COMES OUT OF REGENERATIVE BRAKING MODE, AND ENTERS THRUST MODE, SO THAT IF THE BRAKE IS RELEASED WHEN STOPPED, THE CAR WILL BEGIN TO ROLL. IN THIS VEHICLE, SOMETIMES THE CAR EXITS REGENERATIVE BRAKING MODE AND ENTERS THRUST MODE WHEN SLOWING AT HIGH SPEED, SUCH AS WHEN EXITING A HIGHWAY RAMP. THI https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric#complaint-1627115 Mon, 09 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE OUT OF PARKING STALL VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE, ALMOST AS IF EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS BEING APPLIED EVEN THOUGH EBRAKE WAS OFF. TURNING ON AND OFF IGNITION DID NOTHING. REPLACE 12 V BATTERY DID NOTHING. WARRANTY WORK ON CONTROL UNIT PERFORMED MULTIPLE TIMES IN 2017/2018/2019 EVEN THOUGH THE SOFTWARE 'FIXED' THE ISSUE RELATED TO THE RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID: 15V655000 IN 2015. https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric#complaint-1622432 Wed, 20 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT THIS MB MODEL HAS AN ELECTRIC MOTOR THAT FAILS AT AROUND 35000 TO 40000 MILES, AND MAKES THE VEHICLE TO STOP SUDDENLY CAUSING SERIOUS RISKS TO THE DRIVER IF THIS HAPPENS IN ANY MAIN HIGHWAY. TWO WEEKS AGO MY WIFE WAS DRIVING NORTHBOUND AT THE FAST LANE OF THE PALMETTO EXPRESSWAY , IN MIAMI FL, WHEN THE CAR STOPPED GIVING NO TIME TO AVOID COMING TRAFFIC. FORTUNATELY ONE FDOT RANGER WAS DRIVING SAM https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-b-class-electric#complaint-1622433 Wed, 20 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT THIS MB MODEL HAS AN ELECTRIC MOTOR THAT FAILS AT AROUND 35000 TO 40000 MILES, AND MAKES THE VEHICLE TO STOP SUDDENLY CAUSING SERIOUS RISKS TO THE DRIVER IF THIS HAPPENS IN ANY MAIN HIGHWAY. TWO WEEKS AGO MY WIFE WAS DRIVING NORTHBOUND AT THE FAST LANE OF THE PALMETTO EXPRESSWAY , IN MIAMI FL, WHEN THE CAR STOPPED GIVING NO TIME TO AVOID COMING TRAFFIC. FORTUNATELY ONE FDOT RANGER WAS DRIVING SAM