At a glance
| Audi 100 | Mercedes-Benz E-Class | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 1985–2001 | 1992–2008 |
| New cars registered in Europe | — | 1,118,006 (2010–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 253 | 213,126 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | — | 41,701 |
| In traffic in Finland | 168 | 42,654 |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Audi 100 | Mercedes-Benz E-Class | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | — | 86% |
| … against cars of the same age | — | −2% |
| New York safety inspections failed | — | 1.0% |
| … against cars of the same year | — | −46% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | — | 6.3% |
| US owner complaints | 87 | 298 |
| Most complaints about | Fuel system, gasoline | Electrical system |
| Model year with most complaints | 1992 (22) | 2003 (45) |
| US recall campaigns | 9 | 9 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 139 | 139 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 11 | 14 |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Safety
| Audi 100 | Mercedes-Benz E-Class | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | — | 5★ (2023) |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Audi 100 | Mercedes-Benz E-Class | |
|---|---|---|
| Real-world use in Europe, diesel hybrid | — | 6.5 l/100 km |
| Real-world use in Europe, diesel | — | 6.7 l/100 km |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol hybrid | — | 9.6 l/100 km |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol | — | 14.7 l/100 km |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | — | 121 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | — | 167 kW (224 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | — | 1,970 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | — | €72,621 |
| Average odometer in Finland | 344,000 km | 294,000 km |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).