Mercedes-Benz AMG C63 SYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 10 owner complaints and 15 safety recalls on record for the Mercedes-Benz AMG C63 S.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints10Top: Engine Safety recalls152015–2023 model years

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

Best & worst years

Mercedes-Benz AMG C63 S 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 C63 S median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2023Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2022Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2021Not rated–/1001 complaint · 4 recalls 2020Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls 2019Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls 2018Not rated–/1001 complaint · 7 recalls 2017Not rated–/1001 complaint · 5 recalls 2016Not rated–/1005 complaints · 2 recalls 2015Not rated–/1001 complaint · 3 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Mercedes-Benz AMG C63 S problems

All model years combined: 10 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

5Engine

1Fuel/propulsion system

1Power train

1Seat belts

1Steering

1Structure

1Tires

1Visibility

1Wheels

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Engine	5	0
Fuel/propulsion system	1	0
Power train	1	0
Seat belts	1	0
Steering	1	0
Structure	1	0
Tires	1	0
Visibility	1	0
Wheels	1	0

15 recalls

Mercedes-Benz AMG C63 S recalls

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

Delivery: fuel pump23V-445 · 2021–2023 · Jun 26, 2023 · 143,551 vehicles Back over prevention: display function22V-232 · 2019–2021 · Apr 8, 2022 · 126,443 vehicles Mid/rear assembly: head restraint21V-406 · 2021 · May 28, 2021 · 218 vehicles Sensor: occupant classification21V-230 · 2021 · Apr 1, 2021 · 8,634 vehicles Electrical system: software20V-395 · 2019–2020 · Jul 6, 2020 · 5,399 vehicles Communication20V-068 · 2020 · Feb 7, 2020 · 239 vehicles Communication19V-787 · 2015–2017 · Nov 1, 2019 · 24,226 vehicles Rack and pinion: rack18V-850 · 2015–2018 · Nov 29, 2018 · 6,373 vehicles Sensor: occupant classification18V-838 · 2018 · Nov 27, 2018 · 104,663 vehicles Visibility: glass, side/rear18V-608 · 2018 · Sep 11, 2018 · 387 vehicles Structure: body18V-456 · 2017–2018 · Jul 10, 2018 · 10,826 vehicles Seats18V-207 · 2017–2018 · Mar 29, 2018 · 3,088 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 15 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the AMG C63 S

Sep 17, 2021
Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2017–2018 · still open
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