Mercedes-Benz C300 by model year

5,334 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Mercedes-Benz C300 across 20 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 C300

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
2008	942
2009	846
2010	593
2011	585
2012	335
2013	344
2014	120
2015	516
2016	372
2017	287
2018	130
2019	95
2020	48
2021	16
2022	39
2023	36
2024	20
2025	7
2026	3

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG
2027				29
2026	3		1	29
2025	7		2	29
2024	20		3	30
2023	36	Forward collision avoidance (39%)	9	24 to 29
2022	39	Electrical system (18%)	9	24 to 29
2021	16		7	26 to 27
2020	48	Engine (17%)	9	24 to 28
2019	95	Engine (18%)	17	24 to 27
2018	130	Engine (27%)	18	25 to 27
2017	287	Engine (28%)	15	26 to 28
2016	372	Engine (25%)	13	28
2015	516	Engine (25%)	11	28
2014	120	Air bags (44%)	5
2013	344	Air bags (29%)	6
2012	335	Air bags (34%)	6
2011	585	Air bags (43%)	6	20 to 21
2010	593	Air bags (34%)	6	21
2009	846	Electrical system (24%)	8	21
2008	942	Air bags (29%)	7	21