Mercedes-Benz body & structure problems
Across all Mercedes-Benz models in NHTSA's complaint database, 1,290 complaints involve body & structure. The C300 accounts for the largest share (30%). The single worst model year is the 2015 C300 with 60 body & structure complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,290 about body & structure, all Mercedes-Benz models
- Most affected
- C300 30% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 63,000 miles 610 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 81 and 29
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Mercedes-Benz models
Worst model years for body & structure
- 2015 Mercedes-Benz C30060 complaints
- 2013 Mercedes-Benz C30058 complaints
- 2012 Mercedes-Benz C30054 complaints
- 2011 Mercedes-Benz C30050 complaints
- 2010 Mercedes-Benz C30034 complaints
Body & structure complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 3 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1993 | 2 |
| 1994 | 5 |
| 1995 | 13 |
| 1996 | 10 |
| 1997 | 16 |
| 1998 | 39 |
| 1999 | 34 |
| 2000 | 36 |
| 2001 | 25 |
| 2002 | 25 |
| 2003 | 25 |
| 2004 | 19 |
| 2005 | 11 |
| 2006 | 27 |
| 2007 | 26 |
| 2008 | 34 |
| 2009 | 48 |
| 2010 | 66 |
| 2011 | 79 |
| 2012 | 77 |
| 2013 | 105 |
| 2014 | 85 |
| 2015 | 127 |
| 2016 | 79 |
| 2017 | 59 |
| 2018 | 55 |
| 2019 | 39 |
| 2020 | 39 |
| 2021 | 15 |
| 2022 | 16 |
| 2023 | 22 |
| 2024 | 14 |
| 2025 | 10 |
| 2026 | 4 |
Among the 610 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 63,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.