2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class

large luxury car / 2-door coupe

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Evaluation criteria	Rating
Moderate overlap front: original test
Side: original test
Roof strength
Head restraints & seats

Key

G
Good
A
Acceptable
M
Marginal
P
Poor

Superior
Advanced
Basic

Some ratings use a scale of Poor to Good. Others range from Basic to Superior.

Moderate overlap front: original test

Rating applies to 2010-17 models

Tested vehicle: 2010 Mercedes Benz E 350 Coupe 2-door

The Mercedes-Benz E-Class was redesigned for the 2010 model year. Moderate overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Mercedes-Benz.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Leg/foot, left
Leg/foot, right
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTF1010
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm)	1
Left (cm)	1
Center (cm)	2
Right (cm)	2
Brake pedal (cm)	3
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm)	-1
Right (cm)	0
Steering column movement
Upward (cm)	-4
Rearward (cm)	-5
A-pillar rearward movement (cm)	1

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTF1010
Head
HIC-15	276
Peak gs at hard contact	25
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.2
Extension bending moment (Nm)	17
Maximum Nij	0.20
Chest maximum compression (mm)	27
Legs
Femur force - left (kN)	1.6
Femur force - right (kN)	2.7
Knee displacement - left (mm)	1
Knee displacement - right (mm)	2
Maximum tibia index - left	0.35
Maximum tibia index - right	0.55
Tibia axial force - left (kN)	2.8
Tibia axial force - right (kN)	4.7
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	59
Right	72

About the original moderate overlap front test

Side: original test

Rating applies to 2010-17 models

Tested vehicle: 2011 Mercedes Benz E 350 Coupe 2-door with standard front and rear head curtain airbags and standard front seat-mounted torso airbags

The Mercedes-Benz E-Class was redesigned for the 2010 model year. Side ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Mercedes-Benz.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis/leg
Driver head protection
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis/leg
Rear passenger head protection

Technical measurements for this test

Test ID	VTS1012
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm)	-19.5
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS1012
Head HIC-15	497
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.1
Compression (kN)	0.4
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	51
Lateral force (kN)	1.5
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	38
Average deflection (mm)	34
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	2.66
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.48
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	1.8
Acetabulum force (kN)	1.8
Combined force (kN)	3.5
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	0.5
L-M moment (Nm)	42
A-P moment (Nm)	65

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS1012
Head HIC-15	415
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.0
Compression (kN)	0.2
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	11
Lateral force (kN)	0.5
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	16
Average deflection (mm)	13
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	1.55
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.13
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	3.3
Acetabulum force (kN)	0.6
Combined force (kN)	3.9
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	0.3
L-M moment (Nm)	20
A-P moment (Nm)	38

About the original side crash test

Roof strength

Rating applies to 2010-17 models

Tested vehicle: 2010 Mercedes-Benz E 350 2-door

Overall evaluation
Curb weight	3,736 lbs
Peak force	20,852 lbs
Strength-to-weight ratio	5.58

About the roof strength test

Head restraints & seats

Seat type: Power leather seats with automatically adjusting head restraints (AHR)

Overall evaluation
Dynamic rating
Seat/head restraint geometry

Technical measurements for this test

Seat type	Power leather seats with automatically adjusting head restraints (AHR)
Geometry
Backset (mm)	54
Distance below top of head (mm)	15
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail	Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g)	15.2
Head contact time (ms)	59
Force rating	1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N)	80
Max neck tension (N)	513

About the head restraint & seat test
Currently, IIHS tests apply only to front seats.