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2009 Mercedes-Benz C300 engine problems

22 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2009 Mercedes-Benz C300, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
22 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
73,000 miles 20 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2009 Mercedes-Benz C300 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 73,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 5 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 6 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 4 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 73,000 miles
Based on 20 complaints that include mileage. 30% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles1
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles5
60k to 80k miles6
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles4
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 20 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 73,000 miles, and 30% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 mercedes-benz c300. While stopped at a red light, the engine revved and the vehicle accelerated. The brake pedal was depressed, but failed and the contact crashed into the rear of another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed and there were no injuries the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 54,000. Updated 02/21/17 updated 9/5/18

Reported at 54,000 miles, October 2016 Crash

Without any warning, my car will not start. Thought it was the battery, but no luck. The key open the door, the lights inside of the care come on, and the screen still pops up on the dashboard. The steering wheel is locked and you can not change the gear. I had to get my car towed to the dealership. Car has almost 70 k miles on it. Very dissapointed to read the other complaints and the projected cost to fix. About a year and a half ago I also paid out of pocket for the rear light panel due to it not working.

Reported at 70,000 miles, July 2014

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