The Lemon Index$2,300 middle bill · most between $1,700 and $3,000
Higher than the $900 middle bill owners of all 77 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 78,000 miles (5 reports).
Mercedes-Benz E-Class owners reported paying a median of $2,300 for a strut and shock replacement, with the middle half of bills between $1,700 and $3,000. That's from 6 owner reports (5 complaints to NHTSA and 1 YouTube video). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $5000%
- $500–$1,0000%
- $1,000–$2,50050%
- $2,500–$5,00050%
- $5,000 and up0%
Share of the 6 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2003 Mercedes-Benz E-Class3$1,800 middle bill
- 2006 Mercedes-Benz E-Class1too few for a middle
- 2007 Mercedes-Benz E-Class1too few for a middle
- 2003–2009 Mercedes-Benz E-Class (YouTube)1too few for a middle
Reports per model year, with the middle bill where there are 3 or more. YouTube amounts count for the generation the video covers.
How often owners report the failure
- 2003 Mercedes-Benz E-Class10 complaints name it3% of that year's complaints
- 2004 Mercedes-Benz E-Class8 complaints name it2% of that year's complaints
Owner complaints to NHTSA whose own words name a struts / shocks. Raw counts: popular years get more complaints. A complaint is a report, not proof of a defect.
Engines in these years
M113K 5.4 supercharged V8 · M156 6.2 V8
Engines with a page of their own that this model was sold with in the years above. Owners don't always say which engine they had.
Keep going
- Mercedes-Benz E-Class reliability by year
- Strut and shock replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Mercedes-Benz E-Class owners reported
Brake repair (27) · Fuel pump replacement (19) · Intake manifold replacement (5)
The details
How we count
Every number here is a repair bill an owner reported, never a shop's price list. Two sources: the bills owners wrote in their own complaints to the U.S. government (NHTSA), and the dollar amounts owners said out loud in YouTube repair and ownership videos. A figure counts for a repair when that repair is the part named nearest to it. Left out: purchase prices, payments, rentals, towing, warranties and deductibles, amounts under $50 or over $15,000, parts-only prices ("the part was $80 on Amazon"), bills for two different repairs named together, and money someone else paid. One number per complaint (or video) and repair: the biggest, so it's the bill, not the diagnosis fee.
The range is the middle half of the bills (the 25th to the 75th percentile), so one wild number can't swing it. Owners who complain to the government often had expensive repairs, so a typical bill can be lower. Costs vary by shop and region, by dealer vs independent shop, by parts and by miles. This is what owners reported, not a quote for your car.
Check the bills yourself
NHTSA complaint numbers (search them at nhtsa.gov): 10689740, 10486754, 10351139, 10269790, 10236606.
Said out loud on YouTube: $3,000 ▶
Quick answers
How much does strut and shock replacement cost on a Mercedes-Benz E-Class?
Mercedes-Benz E-Class owners reported a median of $2,300, and the middle half paid $1,700 to $3,000, from 6 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Mercedes-Benz E-Class strut and shock replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Mercedes-Benz E-Class middle bill of $2,300 is higher than the $900 owners of all 77 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Mercedes-Benz E-Class repair costs come from?
From 5 complaints to NHTSA and 1 YouTube video: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Which Mercedes-Benz E-Class years report this failure most?
In complaints to NHTSA, owners of the 2003 (10), 2004 (8) Mercedes-Benz E-Class named it most. Raw counts, not a failure rate.
Sources: NHTSA owner complaints and YouTube videos (amounts said out loud), sorted by The Lemon Index. Owner reports, not a price quote. Costs vary by shop and region.