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2016 Mercedes-Benz C300 electrical system problems

32 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2016 Mercedes-Benz C300, which is 9% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
32 9% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
11,000 miles 10 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 3
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2016 Mercedes-Benz C300 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 11,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 6 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 0 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 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: 11,000 miles
Based on 10 complaints that include mileage. 100% 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 miles6
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles0
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 10 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 10,000 miles, and 100% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 3 fires, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

On oct 14th at night car was driven in heavy rain off interstate I5 off ramp to exit interstate. There were cars both in front and behind us exiting and upon driving further noticed there was standing water. Other cars were making it through slowly, there was no room to turn around. This car almost made it to the end of the offramp and then stallled. Other cars were forced to go around. Tried to restart the car to no avail. Called for roadside assistance.

Reported at 7,900 miles, October 2016 FireInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 mercedes benz c300. The contact stated that while driving in inclement weather, the vehicle became stranded in high standing water and stalled. The contact stated that her siblings were able to push the vehicle out of the high standing water. The contact stated that after three attempts to restart the vehicle, the contact noticed smoke billowing from beneath the dashboard. The vehicle became engulfed in flames. The fire department was notified and was able to extinguish the fire.

Reported at 10,000 miles, July 2017 Fire

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