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Mercedes-Benz C250

Every Mercedes-Benz C250 model year on file, 2012 to 2016. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years72647 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years52012 to 2016
Recall campaigns9Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins513Summed across model years
By model year

The 2013 model year drew the most complaints, 278, 38% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

010020030020122013278201420152016
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Airbags leads the Mercedes-Benz C250 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Airbags
433
Engine and cooling
135
Fuel system
59
Steering
44
Electrical system
37
Structure
29
Powertrain
27
Brakes
24
Speed control
13
Suspension
9
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Mercedes-Benz C250 model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Mercedes-Benz C250 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2016Not decoded10.01000176
2015Coupe1216.724041102
2014Sedan16310.481551110
2013Sedan2787.984271115
2012Sedan2722.290751110
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Mercedes-Benz C250

  • 21V-638 Aug 13, 2021
    Incorrect front passenger air bag may have been installed during a prior repair
    Airbags · 205 vehicles
  • 20V-298 May 22, 2020
    Incorrect replacement front passenger air bag may have been installed
    Airbags · 640 vehicles
  • 19V-787 Nov 1, 2019
    For a full list of the affected models visit: https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2019/RMISC-19V787-4620.pdf
    Communication · 24k vehicles
  • 19V-010 Jan 9, 2019
    Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2014 C250, C300 4Matic, C350, C63 AMG, E350 4Matic Coupe, E350 Cabrio, E350 Coupe, SLS AMG…
    Airbags · 289k vehicles
  • 18V-043 Jan 10, 2018
    Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2013 C250, C250 Coupe, C350 Coupe 4Matic, C300 4Matic, C350, C350 Coupe, C63 AMG, C63 Coupe,…
    Airbags · 132k vehicles
  • 17V-627 Oct 6, 2017
    Driver's air bag may unexpectedly deploy due to insufficient grounding of the steering components if an electrostatic discharge occurs and the air…
    Airbags · 495k vehicles
  • 17V-252 Apr 12, 2017
    Steering coupling connecting bolt may have been insufficiently tightened, possibly resulting in a loss of steering
    Steering · 168 vehicles
  • 17V-177 Mar 14, 2017
    Various control units on these vehicles may have been updated with incorrect software, potentially affecting the correct deployment of the air…
    Airbags · 51 vehicles
  • 17V-017 Jan 10, 2017
    These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original…
    Airbags · 104k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.