That I humbly disagree with. The W211 (2003-2009) was when QC started to pick back up, and the W212 (2010-2015.5) was as good as the W211 and only built up on the 211’s excellence. The W212 was and still is as solid and stout of a luxury mid-sized saloon as they came. The W213 isn’t bad, as it was still decent, but the W212 was the cream of the crop for modern E classes. There was a moment when MB started emphasizing quality again (the period being 2010-2019~ish), though they have gone back to cost-cutting and overcomplicating for the sake of modernizing.
That I humbly disagree with. The W211 (2003-2009) was when QC started to pick back up, and the W212 (2010-2015.5) was as good as the W211 and only built up on the 211’s excellence. The W212 was and still is as solid and stout of a luxury mid-sized saloon as they came. The W213 isn’t bad, as it was still decent, but the W212 was the cream of the crop for modern E classes. There was a moment when MB started emphasizing quality again (the period being 2010-2019~ish), though they have gone back to cost-cutting and overcomplicating for the sake of modernizing.