GMC Yukon Denali vs Mercedes Benz C300

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	GMC Yukon Denali	Mercedes Benz C300
Complaints on file	1,173	2,855
Model years covered	1999–2019	2010–2016
Worst model year	2004	2010
Best model year	2000	2012
Crashes reported	38	102
Fires reported	22	33
Injuries reported	34	72
Deaths reported	1	1
Most complained-about part	Other & Unspecified	Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm	8.1%	7.3%

GMC Yukon Denali by year

38 22 40 31 97 141 68 24 175 75 59 75 117 32 40 90 28 15 2 4

99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 19

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

What breaks

Other & Unspecified 181 15.4%

Airbags 177 15.1%

Electrical System 159 13.6%

Brakes 120 10.2%

Body & Structure 113 9.6%

Engine & Cooling 73 6.2%

Lights 63 5.4%

Stability & Traction Control 52 4.4%

Mercedes Benz C300 by year

593 585 333 342 120 514 368

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

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

What breaks

Airbags 738 25.8%

Body & Structure 290 10.2%

Engine & Cooling 262 9.2%

Suspension 257 9.0%

Electrical System 249 8.7%

Other & Unspecified 237 8.3%

Fuel & Propulsion 222 7.8%

Steering 188 6.6%