2000 Mercedes-Benz C230 problems
The 2000 Mercedes-Benz C230 has 44 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (27%) concerns electrical system. Next are transmission (16%) and air bags (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 44 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 27% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 80,000 miles 20 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 20 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 80,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 3 complaints mention a crash; 3 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2000 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 9 model years of the Mercedes-Benz C230 with enough data (25 complaints in that window).
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Front end collision including vehicle becoming airborne over curb resulting in all tires being flattened and rims bent. Total failure of air bags with no deployment of air bags. *****dims 11 ivoq entry posted after 12/12/02 cut over artemis*****772268.
The driver's side impact air bag deployed. The powder substance cause red spots on the consumer's arm and face. The incident was twelve months ago but the spots are still present.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 mercedes c230. The contact stated the passenger side air bag deployed without the vehicle being involved in a crash and injured the passenger in the vehicle. The contact stated the air bag light was not illuminated on the instrument panel prior to the failure. The VIN was not available. The vehicle was not inspected. The failure and current mileage was 210,000.
2000 mercedes c230 defective brake light switch. The brake light switch has failed 4 times on this car, and there is no indication that the brake lights are not working. This could lead to a serious collision, as drivers behind are not aware that I'm slowing down/stopping. On previous occasions when the brake switch failed, it was also not possible to switch the transmission out of the "park" position. During the last failure, the transmission worked ok.
I've been unable to read my mileage for many years now. I have a 2000 c230. Took the car to the dealer and was told the cluster had to be replaced @ around $1000.00. Found this to be unacceptable since the car at the time was only 5 years old. It's a shame mercedes benz doesn't recall this problem.