2014 Mercedes-Benz C250 problems
NHTSA has received 222 complaints about the 2014 Mercedes-Benz C250, and 44% of them involve air bags. Next are engine (10%) and steering (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 222 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 44% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 22 and 9
- Injuries and deaths
- 17 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 48,000 miles 95 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 | 26 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 17 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 22 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 17 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 95 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 48,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 41,000 miles (24 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 22 complaints mention a crash; 9 complaints mention a fire; 17 injuries reported.
It is also covered by 5 safety recall campaigns.
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.
Tl* the contact owned a 2014 mercedes benz c250. The contact stated that while driving at 35 MPH, a crash was attempted to be avoided causing the contact to crash into a tree. The air bags failed to deploy. The driver sustained face lacerations and the passenger sustained a shoulder injury that required medical attention. The vehicle was destroyed and a police report was filed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 21,000.
I was in an accident that caused my car to be a total loss. I was hit near the front left side, close to the driver's door. The airbag did not deploy despite the hard impact. I am currently having to go to therapy due to impact. My right lower arm was bruised from the impact, and I was in a lot of pain due to the bruising caused. I am assuming the bruising came from the hit to the steering wheel. I was never notified of an airbag recall.
I was driving on I-10 eastbound at approximately mile marker 180 to 182, when I made a lane change to let a faster moving vehicle pass me. I went from the left to right lane with the cruise control set at 70 or 75 MPH, (speed limit on I-10 is 75 MPH). Upon entering the right lane I saw a tractor trailer brake lights, and I slammed on the brake in my c 250, and it caused the car wheels to locked up, which also caused the car to skid, and swerve the back end.
Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2014 mercedes-benz c250w. The contact stated that the air bag warning light. The dealer was not contacted about the failure. The manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact had not experienced a failure. The approximate failure mileage was 70.
The drivers door handle broke while simply trying to open the door to egress the vehicle, I took it ti the dealership and was informed that the door handle used to egress the vehicle was called "trim" and not considered a safety concern. Also, I discovered that the door handle was made of plastic. I wrote to the manager of the dealership and the ceo bringing it to there attention and was told by the customer service rep for mercedes benz america "your concerns were duly noted".