Mercedes Benz C220 vs Toyota Land Cruiser

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	Mercedes Benz C220	Toyota Land Cruiser
Complaints on file	150	372
Model years covered	1994–1998	1977–2021
Worst model year	1995	2000
Best model year	1994	2001
Crashes reported	15	43
Fires reported	9	3
Injuries reported	8	26
Deaths reported	0	3
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	21.3%	20.2%

Mercedes Benz C220 by year

39 65 44 2

94 95 96 98

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

What breaks

Electrical System 70 46.7%

Engine & Cooling 16 10.7%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 14 9.3%

Fuel & Propulsion 14 9.3%

Airbags 7 4.7%

Suspension 6 4.0%

Body & Structure 4 2.7%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 4 2.7%

Toyota Land Cruiser by year

4 1 2 6 4 1 6 14 3 5 13 10 9 25 10 16 20 21 27 41 12 17 11 8 11 10 4 11 6 5 5 8 2 3 7 8 5 1

77 80 82 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 13 14 15 16 17 18 21

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

What breaks

Brakes 72 19.4%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 35 9.4%

Seat Belts 29 7.8%

Airbags 25 6.7%

Engine & Cooling 24 6.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 23 6.2%

Body & Structure 22 5.9%

Fuel & Propulsion 21 5.6%