Mercedes-Benz C320Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 187 owner complaints and 4 safety recalls on record for the Mercedes-Benz C320.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints187Top: Electrical system Safety recalls42001–2007 model years

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

Best & worst years

Mercedes-Benz C320 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 C320 median. Tap a year for its full report.

63 68 22 15 15 2 2

'01'02'03'04'05'06'07

Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
Not rated

2007Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls 2006Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls 2005Not rated–/10015 complaints · 4 recalls 2004Not rated–/10015 complaints · 3 recalls 2003Not rated–/10022 complaints · 3 recalls 2002Not rated–/10068 complaints · 3 recalls 2001Not rated–/10063 complaints · 3 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Mercedes-Benz C320 problems

All model years combined: 187 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

72Electrical system5 crash/fire/injury

46Seats3 crash/fire/injury

21Engine and engine cooling1 crash/fire/injury

16Exterior lighting

16Air bags

13Power train

13Visibility

9Electronic stability control (ESC)

9Steering

7317 other systems4 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
Electrical system	72	5
Seats	46	3
Engine and engine cooling	21	1
Exterior lighting	16	1
Air bags	16	7
Power train	13	0
Visibility	13	0
Electronic stability control (ESC)	9	2
Steering	9	0
17 other systems	73	4

4 recalls

Mercedes-Benz C320 recalls

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

Visibility: sun/moon roof assembly24V-874 · 2001–2005 · Nov 19, 2024 · 33,456 vehicles Visibility: sun/moon roof assembly22V-954 · 2001–2005 · Dec 23, 2022 · 131,653 vehicles Visibility: sun/moon roof assembly19V-918 · 2001–2005 · Dec 20, 2019 · 747,928 vehicles Driver side: inflator module16V-081 · 2005 · Feb 11, 2016 · 711,159 vehicles

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the C320

Sep 17, 2021
Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2005 · still open
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