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Hello to all, my 2014 E350 Sedan (sport) is just about to hit the 100,000 mile milestone! It has been Dealer serviced it's entire life and recently had the 100K service done, my question is I have been told these cars can go 250,000 + miles. Does anyone know if this is true or if they have one with lots of miles on it? Debating after 15 years if its time to jump to something else.
My C240 was at almost 280k before I gave it to a guy. My beater car is same as yours, at like 160k....the engine, assuming you take care of it can go for almost ever. Sometimes you need to bite the bullet and just replace every freaking hose....it is cheaper than a new car, every time.
A compression test could reveal some facts but I believe W212s are solid cars and I have seen diesel variants could go past 200K Miles . Gasoline engines should also go that far . I have seen many W221s as well as W222s going beyond 150K miles without a major overhauling
In my experience yes - even if not taken care of like it should be. Highest mileage customer comes to mind I believe was 231k. Had a leak here and there, guy took long trips with it often. I believe it even had the original trans fluid in it also. Solid vehicle apart from some electrical problems here and there (some self inflicted lol).
Hello to all, my 2014 E350 Sedan (sport) is just about to hit the 100,000 mile milestone! It has been Dealer serviced it's entire life and recently had the 100K service done, my question is I have been told these cars can go 250,000 + miles. Does anyone know if this is true or if they have one with lots of miles on it? Debating after 15 years if its time to jump to something else.
250k miles is possible if the maintenance is kept up with. And:
replace plastic and rubber parts proactively
fix oil leaks (front cylinder head covers, cam sensors, etc)
Roof drains and door seals
the list goes on….
We're up to 155k miles on our M276 W212. We've done all services at the dealer, on time. We've had a couple of coil failures (self-diagnosed, self-repaired), and a rear subframe bushing burst (fluid-filled). Other than that, it has been only regular service and consumables (brakes, shocks, engine/trans mounts, fluids, filters).
The car still runs like new, looks like new, and burns no oil between 10k mile services. I'm relatively certain there's another 155k miles in store.
Good info here, just hit 99k with my 2014 sport. Hoping for many more miles. Just had the AC sensor replaced due to radiator fan always being on full speed...also had diff fluid changed, mechanic stated he did both. Apparently the front can be a PITA.
My 2014 E350 RWD has been nearly flawless @102K miles. Services so far include
1 - Oil services every 10K until the @80K mark and have shortened to 5K miles since.
2 - M1 0W40 until 85K mark and switched to Motul XcessGen2 5W40. Between (1) and (2), the engine stopped missing oil between services.
3 - Engine/Transmission mounts @50K under warranty. The current one has been solid so far.
4 - Aux batteries every 20K miles until I joined this forum @65K. The same aux battery since I followed some of @S-Prihadi and @CaliBenzDriver suggestions.
5 - AC clutch magnet died @85K miles ( https://mbworld.org/forums/e-class-w...ml#post8694515)
6 - Engine and cabin air filters, occasional Techron on the tank.
7 - New driver seat bottom cover @100K miles
8 - Brake fluid refresh every 20K miles
9 - Transmission service @70K miles (dealer)
10 - Spark plugs service @60K miles w/o removing the intake manifold
11 - Unplugged oil pump solenoid @95K
12 - The Only unresolved issue is the "random transmission selector freezes". It has been flawless for nearly 2 years. The last time I recall happening was when we picked up the ML350. I should do the SCM/EIS soldering work, but on the TODO list.
Still on original ignition coils, front and rear brakes, suspension/steering components, engine coolant (do not recall ever topping it off), AC refrigerant (still ice cold)
Would I buy another W212 M276 NA engine? on a heartbeat. We bought a new-to-us 2015 ML 350 M276 NA about 2 years ago. Flawless so far (knock on wood) @96K
Good job JC keeping track of each one of your family MB's. These M276 are special and easy to work on.
Really good account of service history.
You should add that's Florida car.
That means:
Flat roads get easy tranny life and brakes
Higher heat works A/C belt ALT systems.
I think the worst may be Los Angeles duty: Hills + heat !
I think the "ALT-LIN" may well give you easy relief to crazy ISM without going under the beast.
Solderless creates poor connections that render unstable electrical power + CAN.
ALT-LIN helps by doing the opposite. It disables the power unstabilities that does help modules. It does not fix solderless but provide a less stressful environment.
> REALIZE....
-- The stock "voltage swings" are very much a simulation of poor chassis electrical.
-- Conversely "limited oiling" is the exact same thing: a simulation of poor engine oiling.
I just traded my 2012 E350 in on a 2024 S580. The E was my DD and family travel car for the past 10 years and had 125K on the odometer. It has been 'relatively' reliable for the 10 years I owned it. It stranded me about 5 hours from home 4 years ago with a sensor issue in the rear axle. Great dealership in the area took care of me in a couple days. A year later the same issue occurred on the opposite side and my dealership fixed it, and then a month or so later similar symptoms occurred and my dealership didn't replace a $50 part, deep in the axle, so I basically had to pay for the full repair again for the $50 part. Anyway, between the routine maintenance I performed, one transmission flush and fuel injection service at the dealership, it was a good 100k miles I put on the car.
The push for moving on from it was 6 weeks ago on a 7 hour trip south in poor weather, the idiot lights went wild along with some audible warnings. I lost cruise control, traction control, and ABS, similar to the warning lights I got when the sensor in the rear axle went. I continued on my way, keeping the issue from my wife as best I could, knowing that when I turned the car off at the next stop could likely put me into limp mode with the dreaded 'visit workship' message. Anyway, after the stop, when I restarted all the messages cleared. Finished the trip to my destination and back home without issue, but my confidence was shaken, so I moved on.
2015 SL400 (M276 Turbo), 2014 C350 Sport (M276 NA), 2004 SL500 (M113), 2004 Audi TT225 (BEA)
Originally Posted by toyman
I just traded my 2012 E350 in on a 2024 S580. The E was my DD and family travel car for the past 10 years and had 125K on the odometer. It has been 'relatively' reliable for the 10 years I owned it. It stranded me about 5 hours from home 4 years ago with a sensor issue in the rear axle. Great dealership in the area took care of me in a couple days. A year later the same issue occurred on the opposite side and my dealership fixed it, and then a month or so later similar symptoms occurred and my dealership didn't replace a $50 part, deep in the axle, so I basically had to pay for the full repair again for the $50 part. Anyway, between the routine maintenance I performed, one transmission flush and fuel injection service at the dealership, it was a good 100k miles I put on the car.
The push for moving on from it was 6 weeks ago on a 7 hour trip south in poor weather, the idiot lights went wild along with some audible warnings. I lost cruise control, traction control, and ABS, similar to the warning lights I got when the sensor in the rear axle went. I continued on my way, keeping the issue from my wife as best I could, knowing that when I turned the car off at the next stop could likely put me into limp mode with the dreaded 'visit workship' message. Anyway, after the stop, when I restarted all the messages cleared. Finished the trip to my destination and back home without issue, but my confidence was shaken, so I moved on.
If you have Distronic+, bad weather can cause the radar receivers to freak out. Don't worry; it'll clear up when the weather gets better. Wish there was some kind of warning in the Operator's Manual to inform operators not to freak out themselves.
If you don't have Distronic+, then feel free to freak out.
Can echo that behavior with distronic+ and rain, scared me quite a bit the first time it happened, but now I know it can clear itself within a few minutes. It seems that the rain somehow disturbs the various radar sensors.
JettaRed - No distronic and that's the first weather related issue I had in my 10 years of ownership. However, my new (to me) 2024 S580 has the Distronic Plus and it's been pretty impressive.
JettaRed - No distronic and that's the first weather related issue I had in my 10 years of ownership. However, my new (to me) 2024 S580 has the Distronic Plus and it's been pretty impressive.
I really enjoy smart-chassis DistroPlus in "stop and go" crawl and the comfort of not having to manage safe distance in Hwy slow downs.
Have you noticed how DistroPlus 3x radars + ESP work together to manage brake pressure vs. speed vs. remaining distance when fully stopping in traffic.
Trusted modules stop real well automatically... non-stop!
Last edited by CaliBenzDriver; Apr 1, 2025 at 04:42 PM.
Out of everything that impresses me with the distronic system in three of my cars it's the parallel parking. Blows me away every time how tight it gets to the curb and never scratches a wheel
Hello to all, my 2014 E350 Sedan (sport) is just about to hit the 100,000 mile milestone! It has been Dealer serviced it's entire life and recently had the 100K service done, my question is I have been told these cars can go 250,000 + miles. Does anyone know if this is true or if they have one with lots of miles on it? Debating after 15 years if its time to jump to something else.
At around 126k miles, our 2014 has been nothing but trouble free. And a superb tourer that eats up miles in complete comfort! After the warranty/included services were done, I've done all the routine maintenance, except the trans/diff oil which I left to a dealer (scant cost diff from an indy!). Coming up on my next oil change and every time I marvel at how it burns/consumes almost zero oil ...just wow!
That said, I hope the rest of the car holds up the bargain. Had a trans go on a stupid Odyssey long ago that Honda should have taken care of but they failed miserably! Horrible company I will never trust again, but that's a different story. Only to say that cars are have so many complex management systems these days who knows what can break that would render the car no longer worth fixing. Heck, my 04 Suburban has 219k miles and its engine/trans are amazing. But that was a simpler time. So far, I have guarded optimism that our MB will go the long haul!
Out of everything that impresses me with the distronic system in three of my cars it's the parallel parking. Blows me away every time how tight it gets to the curb and never scratches a wheel
Ol'man... your talking Parktronic. I miss its convenience
Last edited by CaliBenzDriver; Apr 1, 2025 at 07:30 PM.
100k? I think my car past that in the previous decade. If you can perform preventative maintenance on issues that are well-covered in the MBW forum, you will avoid serious problems. Nice scanner or BenzNinja subscription would be a worthwhile investment. If you can catch me, I'll see you at 200k.
100k? I think my car past that in the previous decade. If you can perform preventative maintenance on issues that are well-covered in the MBW forum, you will avoid serious problems. Nice scanner or BenzNinja subscription would be a worthwhile investment. If you can catch me, I'll see you at 200k.
I have 150k on my chipped w212 M278. Runs like a champ. The only issues have been with the plastic cooling components timing out and failing in the past year.
First it was the line from the back of the block to the firewall. Only about 2” of space to work in so I used a mirror and pick tool and had it changed in less than an hour.
Next a turbo coolant line failed. Much larger project that required removal of the bumper and radiator stack. In all, it took about 20 hours for me. Changed out a bunch of other parts while I was in there.
As to the longevity of these cars, I’m hoping I can get another 100k out of mine. My W211 E550 made it to 335,00 when I sold it and it idled like the day I bought it but I don’t think the W212 is built as well from a longevity standpoint.
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If you can perform preventative maintenance on issues that are well-covered in the MBW forum, you will avoid serious problems. Nice scanner or BenzNinja subscription would be a worthwhile investment. If you can catch me, I'll see you at 200k. 
