Mercedes-Benz seat belts problems
Across all Mercedes-Benz models in NHTSA's complaint database, 483 complaints involve seat belts. The C300 accounts for the largest share (15%). The single worst model year is the 2008 C300 with 22 seat belts complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 483 about seat belts, all Mercedes-Benz models
- Most affected
- C300 15% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 60,000 miles 273 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 49 and 10
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Mercedes-Benz models
Worst model years for seat belts
- 2008 Mercedes-Benz C30022 complaints
- 2017 Mercedes-Benz C30022 complaints
- 2009 Mercedes-Benz ML35018 complaints
- 1997 Mercedes-Benz E32010 complaints
- 2010 Mercedes-Benz ML35010 complaints
Seat belts complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 2 |
| 1993 | 3 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1995 | 6 |
| 1996 | 5 |
| 1997 | 24 |
| 1998 | 11 |
| 1999 | 20 |
| 2000 | 9 |
| 2001 | 10 |
| 2002 | 5 |
| 2003 | 30 |
| 2004 | 26 |
| 2005 | 13 |
| 2006 | 15 |
| 2007 | 9 |
| 2008 | 36 |
| 2009 | 32 |
| 2010 | 17 |
| 2011 | 10 |
| 2012 | 15 |
| 2013 | 15 |
| 2014 | 10 |
| 2015 | 20 |
| 2016 | 17 |
| 2017 | 43 |
| 2018 | 19 |
| 2019 | 29 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2025 | 6 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Among the 273 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 60,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.