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Mercedes-Benz C350E

Every Mercedes-Benz C350E model year on file, 2016 to 2018. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years110 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years32016 to 2018
Recall campaigns6Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins277Summed across model years
By model year

The 2016 model year drew the most complaints, 6, 55% of the model's total

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

02462016620172018
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Engine and cooling leads the Mercedes-Benz C350E complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
5
Fuel system
3
Electrical system
2
Structure
1
Visibility and wipers
1
Suspension
1
Powertrain
1
Driver assistance
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Mercedes-Benz C350E 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 C350E by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2018Not decoded0NoneNone020
2017Sedan50.02943141
2016Sedan60.04353136
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Mercedes-Benz C350E

  • 23V-854 Dec 15, 2023
    Front roof panel located between the windshield and the panoramic sunroof may not have been bonded correctly to the vehicle during a prior repair,…
    Structure · 2,976 vehicles
  • 21V-197 Mar 19, 2021
    Front roof panel located between the windshield and the panoramic sunroof may not have been bonded correctly to the vehicle during a prior repair
    Structure · 15k vehicles
  • 21V-058 Feb 5, 2021
    Software design of the communication module may fail to communicate the correct vehicle location for the emergency call system (eCall) in the…
    Communication · 1.29M 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
  • 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-114 Feb 23, 2017
    In the event that the engine or transmission cannot turn over, the starting current limiter may overheat from the repeated attempts of the starter…
    Electrical system · 308k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.