Chevrolet Cheverolet SS vs Mercedes Benz C320

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Chevrolet Cheverolet SS	Mercedes Benz C320
Complaints on file	122	303
Model years covered	2014–2017	2001–2007
Worst model year	2014	2001
Best model year	2017	2004
Crashes reported	3	17
Fires reported	0	9
Injuries reported	0	8
Deaths reported	0	1
Most complained-about part	Steering	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	2.5%	11.6%

Chevrolet Cheverolet SS by year

58 19 29 16

14 15 16 17

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Steering 62 50.8%

Seat Belts 14 11.5%

Electrical System 9 7.4%

Airbags 7 5.7%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 6 4.9%

Suspension 5 4.1%

Other & Unspecified 5 4.1%

Engine & Cooling 4 3.3%

Mercedes Benz C320 by year

117 102 38 23 19 2 2

01 02 03 04 05 06 07

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Electrical System 74 24.4%

Seats 46 15.2%

Engine & Cooling 26 8.6%

Airbags 18 5.9%

Lights 17 5.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 16 5.3%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 14 4.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 13 4.3%