Vehicle report
2009 MERCEDES BENZ C300
Reported problems
575 complaints · median 70000 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 195 |
| AIR BAGS | 182 |
| STEERING | 135 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 113 |
| SUSPENSION | 35 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 31 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 20 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 19 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 17 |
| ENGINE | 16 |
| SEAT BELTS | 8 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 8 |
| TIRES | 7 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 5 |
| POWER TRAIN | 5 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | 5 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 4 |
| STRUCTURE | 4 |
| WHEELS | 4 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | 3 |
| AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION | 2 |
| AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | 2 |
| SEATS | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 2 |
| SUSPENSION:SUBFRAME/MOUNTING BRACKET | 2 |
| TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | 2 |
| AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE | 1 |
| AIR BAGS:SRS MALFUNCTION WARNING LAMP/LIGHT | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE | 1 |
| INTERIOR LIGHTING | 1 |
| SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT | 1 |
| STEERING:COLUMN | 1 |
| STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | 1 |
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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.