Forest River Sandpiper vs Mercedes Benz C350

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 Forest River Sandpiper Mercedes Benz C350
Complaints on file 56 139
Model years covered 2000–2025 2010–2017
Worst model year — 2010
Best model year — 2013
Crashes reported 3 4
Fires reported 5 2
Injuries reported 3 3
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Body & Structure Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm 19.6% 6.5%

Forest River Sandpiper by year

00 01 02 04 05 06 09 10 11 12 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 24 25
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Body & Structure 17 30.4%
Electrical System 9 16.1%
Equipment & Accessories 8 14.3%
Other & Unspecified 6 10.7%
Suspension 5 8.9%
Tires 5 8.9%
Lights 2 3.6%
Wheels 2 3.6%

Mercedes Benz C350 by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 80 57.6%
Fuel & Propulsion 10 7.2%
Other & Unspecified 8 5.8%
Engine & Cooling 7 5.0%
Transmission & Drivetrain 6 4.3%
Electrical System 6 4.3%
Body & Structure 5 3.6%
Steering 4 2.9%