Mercedes-Benz C63Years to avoid, problems & recalls
NHTSA has 22 owner complaints and 5 safety recalls on record for the Mercedes-Benz C63.
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.
Best & worst years
Mercedes-Benz C63 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 C63 median. Tap a year for its full report.
'08'09'10'11
- Avoid
- Caution
- Solid
- Best
- Not rated
Complaints by system
Most common Mercedes-Benz C63 problems
All model years combined: 22 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.
7Electrical system1 crash/fire/injury
7Air bags
5Exterior lighting1 crash/fire/injury
3Engine
1Visibility/wiper
1Engine and engine cooling
1Fuel/propulsion system
1Service brakes
1Steering
| System | Complaints | Crash, fire or injury |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical system | 7 | 1 |
| Air bags | 7 | 0 |
| Exterior lighting | 5 | 1 |
| Engine | 3 | 0 |
| Visibility/wiper | 1 | 0 |
| Engine and engine cooling | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel/propulsion system | 1 | 0 |
| Service brakes | 1 | 1 |
| Steering | 1 | 0 |
5 recalls
Mercedes-Benz C63 recalls
Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.
Passenger side: inflator module17V-017 · 2009 · Jan 10, 2017 · 104,119 vehiclesPassenger side: inflator module16V-363 · 2008–2011 · May 26, 2016 · 258,163 vehiclesDriver side: inflator module16V-081 · 2009–2011 · Feb 11, 2016 · 711,159 vehiclesFrontal: sensor/control module-inactive15V-711 · 2008–2009 · Oct 27, 2015 · 127,504 vehiclesExterior lighting: tail lights14V-177 · 2008–2011 · Apr 11, 2014 · 252,867 vehicles
3 investigations
NHTSA investigations of the C63
- Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureOpen
- Loss of rear lighting assemblyLed to recall 14V-177
- Loss of rear tail light functionalityNo recall