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Best and worst years for the Mercedes-Benz C Class

Of the 3 model years of the Mercedes-Benz C Class with enough data to compare, the 2002 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (25), and the 1995 has the fewest (7).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Complaints within five years of the model year, Mercedes-Benz C Class 0 13 25 1991: 0 '91 1994: 2 '94 1995: 7 7 '95 1996: 2 '96 1997: 0 '97 1998: 2 '98 1999: 3 '99 2000: 2 '00 2001: 19 19 '01 2002: 25 25 '02 2003: 9 '03 2004: 15 '04 2005: 2 '05 2006: 12 '06 2008: 16 '08 2012: 0 '12
  • Most complaints
  • Fewest complaints
  • In between
Every bar counts only complaints about failures within five years of the model year, so older and newer years are measured on the same footing.
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Model yearComplaints (first five years; total for recent years)
19910
19942
19957
19962
19970
19982
19993
20002
200119
200225
20039
200415
20052
200612
200816
20120

What stands out

No single model year stands far above the rest, so complaint patterns are fairly even across the years compared.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2002 and 2001. Or the years with the fewest: 1995 and 2001.

All model years

Model yearFirst five yearsAll complaints
201202
20081618
20061212
200528
20041520
2003912
20022546
20011925
2000213
199937
199827
199705
1996210
1995764
1994219
199101