Hyundai XG350 vs Mercedes Benz C250

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	Hyundai XG350	Mercedes Benz C250
Complaints on file	364	902
Model years covered	2001–2006	2012–2016
Worst model year	2005	2013
Best model year	2004	2015
Crashes reported	51	51
Fires reported	7	21
Injuries reported	15	43
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Airbags	Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm	20.1%	12.7%

Hyundai XG350 by year

3 82 27 70 181 1

01 02 03 04 05 06

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

What breaks

Airbags 111 30.5%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 64 17.6%

Suspension 27 7.4%

Engine & Cooling 25 6.9%

Electrical System 22 6.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 20 5.5%

Brakes 20 5.5%

Body & Structure 20 5.5%

Mercedes Benz C250 by year

317 346 222 16 1

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 437 48.4%

Engine & Cooling 135 15.0%

Fuel & Propulsion 59 6.5%

Steering 44 4.9%

Other & Unspecified 43 4.8%

Electrical System 37 4.1%

Body & Structure 29 3.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 27 3.0%