Mercedes-Benz C Class by model year

269 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Mercedes-Benz C Class across 10 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the Mercedes-Benz C Class

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
1995	64
1996	10
1998	7
1999	7
2001	25
2002	46
2004	20
2005	8
2006	12
2008	18

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls
2008	18		1
2006	12		2
2005	8		2
2004	20		1
2002	46	Electrical system (22%)
2001	25	Electrical system (28%)
1999	7		1
1998	7		1
1996	10		1
1995	64	Electrical system (78%)