Mercedes-Benz C250Years to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 727 NHTSA owner complaints across 5 model years, no Mercedes-Benz C250 year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 2012, 2013 and 2014. The C250 has 9 safety recalls on record.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years'12 '13 '14Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints727Top: Air bags Safety recalls92012–2016 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: DestinationFearFan, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Best & worst years

Mercedes-Benz C250 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 C250 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2016Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls 2015Not rated–/10012 complaints · 4 recalls 2014Solid57/100164 complaints · 5 recalls 2013Solid45/100278 complaints · 7 recalls 2012Solid50/100272 complaints · 5 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Mercedes-Benz C250 problems

All model years combined: 727 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

434Air bags32 crash/fire/injury

129Engine9 crash/fire/injury

50Fuel/propulsion system

44Steering

37Electrical system

29Structure

27Power train

22Service brakes

13Vehicle speed control

7014 other systems6 crash/fire/injury

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
Air bags	434	32
Engine	129	9
Fuel/propulsion system	50	2
Steering	44	7
Electrical system	37	4
Structure	29	5
Power train	27	2
Service brakes	22	6
Vehicle speed control	13	1
14 other systems	70	6

9 recalls

Mercedes-Benz C250 recalls

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

Air bags: frontal21V-638 · 2012–2015 · Aug 13, 2021 · 205 vehicles Passenger side: inflator module20V-298 · 2012 · May 22, 2020 · 640 vehicles Communication19V-787 · 2013–2015 · Nov 1, 2019 · 24,226 vehicles Passenger side: inflator module19V-010 · 2012–2015 · Jan 9, 2019 · 288,779 vehicles Passenger side: inflator module18V-043 · 2013 · Jan 10, 2018 · 132,167 vehicles Air bags: frontal17V-627 · 2012–2015 · Oct 6, 2017 · 495,290 vehicles Steering17V-252 · 2013–2014 · Apr 12, 2017 · 168 vehicles Frontal: sensor/control module-inactive17V-177 · 2013 · Mar 14, 2017 · 51 vehicles Passenger side: inflator module17V-017 · 2012 · Jan 10, 2017 · 104,119 vehicles

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the C250

Sep 17, 2021
Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2012–2016 · still open
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