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Mercedes-Benz C 300 Recalls & Problems by Year

Mercedes-Benz C 300 safety recalls, owner complaints and crash-test ratings for 19 model years. The 2008 model has the most complaints (672).

Owner complaints by model year
05001,0002008 Mercedes-Benz C 300: 672 complaints67220082009 Mercedes-Benz C 300: 576 complaints2010 Mercedes-Benz C 300: 453 complaints2011 Mercedes-Benz C 300: 480 complaints20112012 Mercedes-Benz C 300: 267 complaints2013 Mercedes-Benz C 300: 262 complaints2014 Mercedes-Benz C 300: 94 complaints20142015 Mercedes-Benz C 300: 381 complaints2016 Mercedes-Benz C 300: 291 complaints2017 Mercedes-Benz C 300: 216 complaints20172018 Mercedes-Benz C 300: 99 complaints2019 Mercedes-Benz C 300: 69 complaints2020 Mercedes-Benz C 300: 33 complaints20202021 Mercedes-Benz C 300: 14 complaints2022 Mercedes-Benz C 300: 25 complaints2023 Mercedes-Benz C 300: 22 complaints20232024 Mercedes-Benz C 300: 11 complaints2025 Mercedes-Benz C 300: 4 complaints2026 Mercedes-Benz C 300: 2 complaints2026
Recalls by model year
010202008 Mercedes-Benz C 300: 7 recalls20082009 Mercedes-Benz C 300: 8 recalls2010 Mercedes-Benz C 300: 6 recalls2011 Mercedes-Benz C 300: 6 recalls20112012 Mercedes-Benz C 300: 6 recalls2013 Mercedes-Benz C 300: 6 recalls2014 Mercedes-Benz C 300: 5 recalls20142015 Mercedes-Benz C 300: 11 recalls2016 Mercedes-Benz C 300: 13 recalls2017 Mercedes-Benz C 300: 15 recalls20172018 Mercedes-Benz C 300: 18 recalls2019 Mercedes-Benz C 300: 17 recalls2020 Mercedes-Benz C 300: 9 recalls20202021 Mercedes-Benz C 300: 7 recalls2022 Mercedes-Benz C 300: 9 recalls2023 Mercedes-Benz C 300: 9 recalls20232024 Mercedes-Benz C 300: 3 recalls2025 Mercedes-Benz C 300: 2 recalls2026 Mercedes-Benz C 300: 1 recall2026

The red bar marks the 2008 model, the year owners complained about most. Hover a bar for the exact number; the table below lists every year.

YearRecallsOwner complaintsCrashesSafety rating
2026 Mercedes-Benz C 300120n/a
2025 Mercedes-Benz C 300240n/a
2024 Mercedes-Benz C 3003112n/a
2023 Mercedes-Benz C 3009222n/a
2022 Mercedes-Benz C 3009251n/a
2021 Mercedes-Benz C 3007140n/a
2020 Mercedes-Benz C 3009335n/a
2019 Mercedes-Benz C 30017693n/a
2018 Mercedes-Benz C 30018994n/a
2017 Mercedes-Benz C 3001521610n/a
2016 Mercedes-Benz C 300132917n/a
2015 Mercedes-Benz C 300113819n/a
2014 Mercedes-Benz C 3005946n/a
2013 Mercedes-Benz C 30062629n/a
2012 Mercedes-Benz C 30062675n/a
2011 Mercedes-Benz C 300648015n/a
2010 Mercedes-Benz C 300645317n/a
2009 Mercedes-Benz C 300857614n/a
2008 Mercedes-Benz C 300767220n/a
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