Mercedes-Benz C 300 4MATICYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 20 owner complaints and 5 safety recalls on record for the Mercedes-Benz C 300 4MATIC.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints20Top: Electrical system Safety recalls52018–2026 model years

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

Best & worst years

Mercedes-Benz C 300 4MATIC 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 C 300 4MATIC median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2026Too new–/1002 complaints · 1 recall 2025Too new–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2024Not rated–/1003 complaints · 0 recalls 2023Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall 2022Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2021Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls 2018Not rated–/10013 complaints · 3 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Mercedes-Benz C 300 4MATIC problems

All model years combined: 20 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

4Electrical system

4Structure

4Engine

3Suspension

2Exterior lighting

2Steering

2Air bags

1Visibility/wiper

1Communication

66 other systems

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
Electrical system	4	0
Structure	4	0
Engine	4	0
Suspension	3	0
Exterior lighting	2	0
Steering	2	0
Air bags	2	0
Visibility/wiper	1	0
Communication	1	0
6 other systems	6	0

5 recalls

Mercedes-Benz C 300 4MATIC recalls

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

Doors: lock26V-481 · 2022–2023 · Jul 24, 2026 · 310,667 vehicles Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel26V-281 · 2025–2026 · May 1, 2026 · 144,049 vehicles Exterior lighting: headlights18V-906 · 2018 · Dec 19, 2018 · 2,364 vehicles Sensor: occupant classification18V-838 · 2018 · Nov 27, 2018 · 104,663 vehicles Visibility: glass, side/rear18V-608 · 2018 · Sep 11, 2018 · 387 vehicles

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the C 300 4MATIC

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