2010 Mercedes-Benz C300 air bags problems
Owners reported air bags problems in 202 complaints for the 2010 Mercedes-Benz C300, 34% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 202 34% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 72,000 miles 41 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 10 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 8 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 8 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 8 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 41 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 72,000 miles, and 37% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 10 crashes, 8 injuries.
What owners wrote
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 mercedes benz c300. The contact stated that the rear seat belts were extremely tight to the seats. The contact indicated that the seat belts in the front were loose and the seat belts in the rear were tight. The contact also indicated that the front driver side seat belt and the passenger side seat belt malfunctioned and did not work. While traveling at a highway rate of speed, another driver traveling at a high rate of speed crashed into the rear of the contact's vehicle.
Takata recall I've been waiting foe 3 years with a loaded gun pointed at my chest center mass to get my airbag recall repair on a car that I bought from the dealer as fully reconditioned. When is this repair actually take place, because takata got out from under the financial responsibility by filing bankruptcy, and reorganizing and now the new corporation is taking their sweet time making a profit on every recall performed, and we just have to wait and hope our cars don't explode and shoot shrapnel into our…
Other problems reported for the 2010 Mercedes-Benz C300
- Electrical system 84 complaints
- Steering 71 complaints
- Lighting 48 complaints
- Body & structure 34 complaints
- Fuel system 26 complaints
- Suspension 26 complaints