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Mercedes-Benz C450Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 19 owner complaints and 5 safety recalls on record for the Mercedes-Benz C450.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints19Top: WheelsSafety recalls52016–2017 model years

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

Best & worst years

Mercedes-Benz C450 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 C450 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2017Not rated–/1003 complaints · 1 recall2016Not rated–/10016 complaints · 5 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Mercedes-Benz C450 problems

All model years combined: 19 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
Wheels60
Structure40
Electrical system40
Steering20
Visibility10
Visibility/wiper10
Power train10
5 recalls

Mercedes-Benz C450 recalls

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

41%Body: roof and pillars23V-854 · 2016 · Dec 15, 2023 · 2,976 vehicles55%Body: roof and pillars21V-197 · 2016 · Mar 19, 2021 · 15,096 vehicles78%Communication19V-787 · 2016 · Nov 1, 2019 · 24,226 vehicles98%Electrical system: starter assembly17V-114 · 2016–2017 · Feb 23, 2017 · 307,629 vehicles89%Visibility: sun/moon roof assembly16V-087 · 2016 · Feb 16, 2016 · 53 vehicles
2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the C450

  1. Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2016–2017 · still open
    Open
  2. Front Roof Panel DetachmentPE21001 · 2016 · closed Oct 14, 2021
    Led to recall 21V-197