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Mercedes-Benz AMG C43Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 62 owner complaints and 31 safety recalls on record for the Mercedes-Benz AMG C43.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints62Top: WheelsSafety recalls312016–2024 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Mercedes-Benz AMG C43 years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the AMG C43 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2024Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2023Not rated–/1003 complaints · 7 recalls2022Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall2021Not rated–/1001 complaint · 6 recalls2020Not rated–/10012 complaints · 9 recalls2019Not rated–/1007 complaints · 12 recalls2018Not rated–/10013 complaints · 11 recalls2017Not rated–/10023 complaints · 10 recalls2016Not rated–/1002 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Mercedes-Benz AMG C43 problems

All model years combined: 62 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Wheels150
Power train100
Seat belts70
Engine50
Tires50
Structure50
Electrical system41
Service brakes30
Seats20
13 other systems172
31 recalls

Mercedes-Benz AMG C43 recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

85%Seat belts: front25V-253 · 2023–2024 · May 2, 2025 · 46 vehicles100%Electrical system: wiring24V-371 · 2023 · May 24, 2024 · 18 vehicles96%Wiring: fuses and circuit breakers24V-115 · 2023–2024 · Feb 16, 2024 · 31,848 vehicles89%Delivery: fuel pump23V-880 · 2023 · Dec 21, 2023 · 79,676 vehicles41%Body: roof and pillars23V-854 · 2017–2020 · Dec 15, 2023 · 2,976 vehicles94%Electrical system: wiring23V-462 · 2023 · Jun 30, 2023 · 8,178 vehicles93%Electrical system: wiring23V-463 · 2023 · Jun 30, 2023 · 1,558 vehicles89%Delivery: fuel pump23V-445 · 2021–2023 · Jun 26, 2023 · 143,551 vehicles91%Communication: auto crash notification22V-365 · 2019–2021 · May 20, 2022 · 242,722 vehicles89%Back over prevention: display function22V-232 · 2019–2021 · Apr 8, 2022 · 126,443 vehicles83%Fuel injection system: fuel rail21V-961 · 2020 · Dec 13, 2021 · 139 vehicles93%Exterior lighting: headlights21V-509 · 2019–2020 · Jul 2, 2021 · 1,467 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 31 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the AMG C43

  1. Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2017–2018 · still open
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