2014 Mercedes-Benz C300 problems
NHTSA has received 120 complaints about the 2014 Mercedes-Benz C300, and 44% of them involve air bags. Next are steering (11%) and suspension (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 120 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 44% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 7 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 35,000 miles 28 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 | 9 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 6 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 28 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 35,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 7 complaints mention a crash; 5 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2014 ranks 11th most-complained-about out of 15 model years of the Mercedes-Benz C300 with enough data (66 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 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 owned a 2014 mercedes-benz c350. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 15-30 MPH, the vehicle independently accelerated. The contact stated that he was unaware of how his foot ended up under the accelerator pedal. The vehicle was then involved in a four vehicle collision. The contact stated that along with his wife who was in the car at the time, she was injured along with one other occupant of one of the other vehicles. It was unknown where the wife was seated.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 mercedes benz c300. When the ignition was turned to the on position and the vehicle was shifted into drive with the brake pedal depressed, the vehicle accelerated without warning. The vehicle crashed into a traffic light pole. The contact suffered lacerations to the head, muscle damage to the legs, and a fracture on the eye socket. The contact received medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the contact's insurance company.
While in motion (driving) another driver turned in front of me, causing me to t-bone her (police report with description attached). I slammed on brakes to to lessen the unavoidable impact. I estimate my speed at 30-35 MPH. My airbags failed to deploy. My car was totaled, as was the other driver I hit. I had 2 spiral metacarpal fractures in my left hand from hitting the steering wheel that required surgical placement of two plates and 12 screws, and my knees hit the dash board, my right hip bruised from seatbelt,I…
I was stopped in front of my garage (waiting for the door to go up). When I lightly pressed on the gas pedal to pull in, the engine roared and the car suddenly leaped forward at a very high rate of speed, going thru my detached garage wall. The accelerator pedal stuck and I could not get the car to stop. I have pulled into this garage thousands of times and knew this was the car. Slamming on the brakes could not stop the car because it was accelerating too quickly.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 mercedes-benz c300. While the vehicle was stationary, the driver's door latch malfunctioned and the contact could not exit the vehicle. The contact rolled down the driver's window and used the exterior door handle to exit the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was approximately 51,500.