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2004 Mercedes-Benz Amg E55 fuel system problems

The 2004 Mercedes-Benz Amg E55 has 115 fuel system complaints filed with NHTSA — 89% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

115

Fuel System complaints

89%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Fuel System complaints by year

Amg E55 fuel system complaints by model year139 complaints2003: 68 complaints2004: 115 complaints2005: 139 complaints2006: 35 complaints
Amg E55 fuel system complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

TODAY I START THE CAR AND THE CHECK ENGINE APPEARS. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND SCAN THE CAR. THE CODE WAS P0456 AND WE NOTICE A HARD SMELL OF FUEL. THEN I ENTERED THE CODE IN GOOGLE AND BEGAN TO SEARCH ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND SAW THAT A FEW MEMBERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY PUT A COMPLAIN ON IT.…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Fuel System · October 15, 2012

Common questions

How many fuel system complaints does the 2004 Mercedes-Benz Amg E55 have?

NHTSA has 115 complaints about the 2004 Mercedes-Benz Amg E55 fuel system — 89% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.