Mercedes-Benz steering problems
Across all Mercedes-Benz models in NHTSA's complaint database, 1,699 complaints involve steering. The C300 accounts for the largest share (29%). The single worst model year is the 2009 C300 with 137 steering complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,699 about steering, all Mercedes-Benz models
- Most affected
- C300 29% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 67,000 miles 1,073 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 95 and 15
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Mercedes-Benz models
Worst model years for steering
- 2009 Mercedes-Benz C300137 complaints
- 2008 Mercedes-Benz C300136 complaints
- 2010 Mercedes-Benz C30071 complaints
- 2000 Mercedes-Benz ML32049 complaints
- 2011 Mercedes-Benz C30034 complaints
Steering complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 2 |
| 1991 | 4 |
| 1993 | 5 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1995 | 7 |
| 1996 | 5 |
| 1997 | 5 |
| 1998 | 19 |
| 1999 | 59 |
| 2000 | 90 |
| 2001 | 52 |
| 2002 | 49 |
| 2003 | 44 |
| 2004 | 25 |
| 2005 | 25 |
| 2006 | 58 |
| 2007 | 38 |
| 2008 | 259 |
| 2009 | 165 |
| 2010 | 108 |
| 2011 | 59 |
| 2012 | 44 |
| 2013 | 86 |
| 2014 | 90 |
| 2015 | 66 |
| 2016 | 79 |
| 2017 | 65 |
| 2018 | 44 |
| 2019 | 53 |
| 2020 | 33 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2022 | 25 |
| 2023 | 12 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2025 | 7 |
| 2026 | 2 |
Among the 1,073 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 67,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.