2010 Mercedes-Benz C300 problems
NHTSA has received 593 complaints about the 2010 Mercedes-Benz C300, and 34% of them involve air bags. Next are electrical system (14%) and steering (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 593 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 34% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 26 and 8
- Injuries and deaths
- 23 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 67,000 miles 297 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 | 16 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 33 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 63 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 78 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 51 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 25 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 15 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 10 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 6 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 297 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 67,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 72,000 miles (41 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 26 complaints mention a crash; 8 complaints mention a fire; 23 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2010 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 15 model years of the Mercedes-Benz C300 with enough data (137 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 6 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 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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 mercedes benz c300. While driving approximately 20 MPH, the vehicle accelerated independently without warning. The vehicle failed to slow down and crashed into a curb. As a result, the two rear seat passengers sustained minor lacerations. A police report was filed and no medical attention was required. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where the front end body damages were repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 31,935.
On 12/22/12 at approximately 9pm I was parking my car having arrived at my destination. I had almost finished parking when my mercedes benz c300, 2010 lunched forward without warning and hit the truck in front of me resulting in a chain rection. With that truck smashing into the vehicle infront of it. I honestly believe that the vehicle suddenly accelerated on its own and therefore must have malfunctioned.
The contact owns a 2010 Mercedes-Benz C300. The contact stated that while driving at undisclosed speeds, the steering wheel locked. No warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle was scanned, and diagnostic trouble codes indicating the TRP and Power Steering failure were retrieved. Additionally, the contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost motive power and required to be towed.