Vehicle report

1998 MERCEDES BENZ C230

Reported problems

39 complaints · median 122748 miles
ComponentReports
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY7
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER3
SUSPENSION3
SUSPENSION:FRONT3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING2
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER2
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY2
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK2
STRUCTURE:BODY2
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR2
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL2
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS2
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR2
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH1
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM1
POWER TRAIN1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH1
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION1
STEERING1
STEERING:COLUMN1
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID1
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS1
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:HANGER,BRACKET1
TIRES1
TIRES:SIDEWALL1
VISIBILITY/WIPER1
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY1

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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.