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Mercedes Benz Diesel Emissions Claims

Mercedes-Benz diesel owners may be entitled to thousands of pounds each.

For vehicles to be road-legal in the UK, they must comply with established emissions standards. 

However, Mercedes-Benz parent company, Daimler AG, is under investigation in several countries following allegations that it tried to cheat emissions testing. 

It is alleged that Mercedes-Benz fitted defeat devices into many diesel cars and vans produced between 2008 and 2018. These devices were designed to make diesel engines appear to be cleaner and less polluting when tested than they actually were.

In April 2019, the German Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) accused Mercedes-Benz of installing defeat devices into its diesel vehicles to limit emissions readings during testing. This meant that the results of these tests were misrepresented, and the emissions emitted by the engines did not comply with EU requirements.

People who bought affected vehicles were misled about their efficiency and environmental friendliness and have suffered losses as a result. 

Keller Postman UK is holding Mercedes-Benz to account for breaking the law and deceiving their customers. 

Mercedes-Benz diesel owners may be entitled to thousands of pounds each. If you purchased or leased a Mercedes-Benz diesel vehicle between 2008 and 2018, you may qualify for a claim.

We are holding Mercedes-Benz to account for cheating the system, harming the environment and deceiving its customers.

We are representing claimants affected by the Mercedes-Benz emission scandal in a group action claim. When people join a group action, this strengthens their overall position and makes big organisations take the matter seriously. This increases everyone’s chances of success.

By providing claimants with access to specialist litigation lawyers – without having to pay any upfront fees – we aim to hold Mercedes-Benz to account for deliberately cheating the system, harming the environment and deceiving its customers.

German prosecutors have already fined Daimler AG (Mercedes parent company) almost £800 million and other regulators have also issued significant fines.

Mercedes-Benz emissions scandal UK timeline

  • September 2015. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found that many VW diesel cars sold in America were installed with software that could detect when they were being tested and change the cars’ performance to improve results. What started in the US spread to many other countries. Eventually, the Volkswagen Group admitted that 11 million vehicles worldwide, including almost 1.2 million in the UK, were installed with software that was capable of cheating emissions tests. The manufacturer then recalled these cars.
  • July 2017. Various media reports claim that Daimler also manipulated more than one million cars sold in Europe and the US.
  • June 2018. Daimler recalled nearly 775,000 diesel cars. These cars all had to be equipped with new software.
  • April 2019. The German Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) investigates Daimler on suspicion that 60,000 Mercedes-Benz cars were fitted with software aimed at tricking emissions tests.
  • September 2019. German prosecutors fine Daimler €870 million for “negligent violation” over the sale of various diesel models suspected of featuring measures to manipulate exhaust emissions.
  • September 2020. The KBA recalled a further 100,000 vehicles for being fitted with an “inadmissible shutdown device” which throttles emissions output when vehicles are in an emissions testing environment. The recall affects A, B, C, E, and S Class models manufactured between 2008 and 2011.
  • December 2020. The KBA recalled several thousand E-Class models for being fitted with similar defeat devices. The recall suggests that the regulatory body’s investigations are still ongoing, thus highlighting the extent of Mercedes-Benz’s actions.

Don’t lose out on your chance to claim with Keller Postman UK

If you have purchased or leased a Mercedes-Benz diesel vehicle between 2008 and 2018, you may have a diesel emissions claim.

If you are not sure if you have a claim, it is worth completing our short online questionnaire to find out.

We don’t yet know what time limits the Court will impose in this case, so you should act quickly to ensure you don’t miss out.

It is free to sign up, and you owe nothing unless we get you compensation. *

*We act on a strict no-win, no-fee basis. As our client, you will not pay us anything upfront. Our success fee is 45% of any compensation we recover for you plus expenses. If we do succeed, a portion of the damages awarded to you will cover our costs and expenses. We need to charge this fee to cover the work done on your behalf by our expert litigation lawyers. 

Your questions answered

See our answers to the FAQs we get asked about Mercedes-Benz vehicle emissions claims.

Mercedes-Benz recalled millions of diesel vehicles as a result of emissions concerns. This happened after the German Federal Motor Transport Authority accused Mercedes-Benz of installing a defeat device to limit emissions readings during testing of its diesel vehicles. Multiple countries are now investigating Mercedes’ parent company, Daimler AG, for installing these devices on its diesel cars and vans between 2008 and 2018 to pass emissions tests. These devices made Mercedes-Benz diesel engines appear to be cleaner and less polluting than they were. We believe Mercedes-Benz owes affected diesel vehicle owners and lessors financial compensation.

Mercedes-Benz has already recalled three million diesel vehicles across Europe and has been fined £800 million by German prosecutors. In addition to government investigations, Mercedes-Benz is also facing lawsuits in Germany, the United States, Canada and the UK.

If you have purchased or leased a Mercedes-Benz diesel vehicle between 2008 and 2018, you may have a diesel emissions claim.

We act on a strict no win, no fee basis. So, as our client, you do not have to pay us anything upfront. Our success fee is 45% of any compensation we recover for you plus expenses. If we do succeed, we take this fee from the damages we recover for you.

 

Sign up ASAP to ensure you get the compensation you deserve. 

That depends on your case. Please provide us with as much information as you can about your losses, including any complaints that you made at the time, and upload any supporting documents that you have. This will help our team to assess the value of your claim.

That depends on your case. But Mercedes-Benz diesel owners and lessors may be due up to £10,000 in compensation.

It makes no difference. You can still make a claim.

Check your vehicle registration to see if you can make a claim. Fill in the answers to our questions, and we will be in touch about the next steps.

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