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Mercedes-Benz C450

Every Mercedes-Benz C450 model year on file, 2016 to 2017. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years190 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years22016 to 2017
Recall campaigns5Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins261Summed across model years
By model year

The 2016 model year drew the most complaints, 16, 84% of the model's total

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

051015202016162017
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Wheels leads the Mercedes-Benz C450 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Wheels
6
Electrical system
4
Structure
4
Steering
2
Visibility and wipers
2
Powertrain
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Mercedes-Benz C450 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 C450 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2017Sedan30.01811131
2016Sedan160.011452130
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Mercedes-Benz C450

  • 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
  • 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-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
  • 16V-087 Feb 16, 2016
    Affected vehicles may be equipped with a panoramic sunroof that may not be properly bonded, allowing the glass to detach and fall from the vehicle…
    Visibility and wipers · 53 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.