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Mercedes-Benz C220Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 119 owner complaints and 1 safety recall on record for the Mercedes-Benz C220.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints119Top: Electrical systemSafety recalls11994–2015 model years

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

Best & worst years

Mercedes-Benz C220 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 C220 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2015Not rated–/1009 complaints · 0 recalls1998Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls1996Not rated–/10031 complaints · 0 recalls1995Not rated–/10053 complaints · 0 recalls1994Not rated–/10024 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Mercedes-Benz C220 problems

All model years combined: 119 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
Electrical system645
Vehicle speed control144
Suspension102
Engine and engine cooling102
Structure71
Fuel/propulsion system73
Air bags66
Fuel system, gasoline60
Engine60
10 other systems171
1 recall

Mercedes-Benz C220 recalls

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

–Vehicle speed control94V-091 · 1994 · May 13, 1994 · 1,822 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the C220

  1. Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2015 · still open
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