2016 Mercedes-Benz C300 problems
NHTSA has received 372 complaints about the 2016 Mercedes-Benz C300, and 25% of them involve engine. Next are fuel system (18%) and electrical system (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 372 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 25% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 14 and 8
- Injuries and deaths
- 13 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 39,000 miles 88 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 | 28 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 16 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 22 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 9 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 11 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 88 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 38,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 29,000 miles (13 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 14 complaints mention a crash; 8 complaints mention a fire; 13 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2016 ranks 7th most-complained-about out of 15 model years of the Mercedes-Benz C300 with enough data (114 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 13 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.
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 mercedes benz c300. The contact stated that while parked in a parking lot and inside of the vehicle, another vehicle rear ended the vehicle at 60 MPH causing the contact to crash into the parking curb and the vehicle that was parked in front which resulted in that vehicle deemed destroyed. None of the air bags deployed. The police was present and a report was issued number: 7whq039tm7nw was filed.
The contact owns a 2016 Mercedes-Benz C 300. The contact stated that while performing maintenance on the vehicle with the dealer, it was discovered that the rear subframe was severely rusted and perforated. The contact associated the failure with Technical Service Bulletin: MC-10232321-0001; extended warranty, but vehicle was not included. The manufacturer was contacted by phone and made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 84,616.