Mercedes-Benz backover prevention problems
Across all Mercedes-Benz models in NHTSA's complaint database, 141 complaints involve backover prevention. The C300 accounts for the largest share (11%). The single worst model year is the 2020 GLC 300 with 7 backover prevention complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 141 about backover prevention, all Mercedes-Benz models
- Most affected
- C300 11% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 28,000 miles 36 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 8 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Mercedes-Benz models
Worst model years for backover prevention
- 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLC 3007 complaints
- 2021 Mercedes-Benz E3505 complaints
- 2020 Mercedes-Benz A 2204 complaints
- 2020 Mercedes-Benz AMG CLA354 complaints
- 2022 Mercedes-Benz C3004 complaints
Backover prevention complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2018 | 10 |
| 2019 | 18 |
| 2020 | 45 |
| 2021 | 20 |
| 2022 | 9 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Among the 36 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 28,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.