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Mercedes-Benz C250

Every Mercedes-Benz C250 model year on file, 2015 to 2016. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years132 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years22015 to 2016
Recall campaigns4Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins178Summed across model years
By model year

The 2015 model year drew the most complaints, 12, 92% of the model's total

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

0369122015122016
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
9
Steering
2
Tires
1
Electrical system
1
Brakes
1
Engine and cooling
1
Driver assistance
1
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
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
  • 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
  • 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
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.