Vehicle report

1998 MERCEDES BENZ C280

Reported problems

15 complaints · median 221746 miles
ComponentReports
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION2
SUSPENSION2
TIRES2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH1
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS1
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM1
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER1
WHEELS1

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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.