Mercedes-Benz C280 by model year

235 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Mercedes-Benz C280 across 9 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 C280

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
1994	14
1995	25
1996	8
1997	8
1998	21
1999	45
2000	4
2006	41
2007	69

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG
2007	69	Fuel system (30%)	4	20 to 22
2006	41	Engine (32%)	4	20 to 21
2000	4			21
1999	45	Engine (22%)		21
1998	21			21
1997	8			20
1996	8			19
1995	25	Electrical system (52%)		20
1994	14			20