Honda S2000 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 Honda S2000 Mercedes Benz C350
Complaints on file 132 323
Model years covered 2000–2008 2006–2009
Worst model year 2000 2008
Best model year 2002 2006
Crashes reported 17 4
Fires reported 6 4
Injuries reported 10 4
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Engine & Cooling Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm 25% 3.7%

Honda S2000 by year

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 22 16.7%
Transmission & Drivetrain 21 15.9%
Body & Structure 15 11.4%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 10 7.6%
Lights 9 6.8%
Airbags 8 6.1%
Steering 6 4.5%
Electrical System 5 3.8%

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 79 24.5%
Steering 52 16.1%
Lights 44 13.6%
Fuel & Propulsion 21 6.5%
Engine & Cooling 19 5.9%
Other & Unspecified 6 1.9%
Transmission & Drivetrain 5 1.5%