Mercedes-Benz AMG EQE 43 4MATIC
Electric executive saloon on the EVA2 platform. Same drivetrain technology as EQS but shorter wheelbase. Battery 90.6 kWh, range up to 654 km WLTP.
Electric Power
350 kW electric — fast and quiet. The fun is there, just different from what you're used to.
Engine Weaknesses 6
A fault in the BMS fault management logic can deactivate the electric drive without warning. 15,000 vehicles affected (EQE + EQS, MY 2023–2025).
Symptoms: Sudden complete loss of drive without prior warning while driving.
Identical recall to the EQS: BMS control unit can reset due to too many simultaneous diagnostic requests and cause immediate drivetrain failure. Affected: EQE 2023–2025. Resolved via software update.
Symptoms: Sudden drivetrain failure without warning while driving, braking assistance remains active but propulsion fails
During DC charging the EQE sends too high a pre-charge voltage, which Alpitronic chargers flag as an error. Problem occurs at EnBW, E.ON, Allego, and Aral Pulse stations. Mercedes resolved it via software update.
Symptoms: Charging starts briefly and aborts immediately, charger displays an error, AC charging works fine, problem only at Alpitronic DC stations
An MBUX software bug causes continuous background activity that drains the 12V battery. Additionally, creaking noises from the drivetrain area have been documented, requiring drivetrain unit replacement.
Symptoms: Vehicle won't start in the morning, app shows battery warning, creaking noises from drivetrain area, sporadic drivetrain system warnings
Over-the-air updates occasionally fail, particularly with an unstable mobile data connection. Restarting the update or a workshop update resolves the problem.
Symptoms: Update progress bar stalls, fault message after update attempt
EQE sends too high a pre-charge voltage to DC charge points. Alpitronic units interpret this as a fault and abort.
Symptoms: Charging session starts briefly then is aborted. Restart usually successful.
Vehicle Weaknesses 6
24,873 EQE and EQS recalled. Software fault can switch off the electric drive while driving. Software update resolves the problem.
50,744 EQE and EQS vehicles recalled. With too many simultaneous diagnostic requests the battery control unit can crash and abruptly disconnect the HV system — without warning while driving.
Early EQE models show problems with the 12V battery: a software fault prevents correct charging. MBUX reboots or becomes unresponsive.
Increased wind noise from approximately 120 km/h at the A-pillar seal. Readjusting the door seal at the workshop usually resolves the issue.
MBUX Hyperscreen in early software versions very prone to faults. Voice control, navigation routing and lane-change assist operate unreliably.
EQE vehicles from the first production period in 2022 were delivered without a heat pump. Only standard from model year 2023. Winter range noticeably lower.
Reports & Tests
45 owner complaints filed with NHTSA (2022–2026). Most reported: Electrical (16), Brakes (14), Other (14).