Mercedes Benz C230 vs Ford Bronco

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 C230	Ford Bronco
Complaints on file	883	2,189
Model years covered	1997–2007	1967–2026
Worst model year	2007	2022
Best model year	1998	1993
Crashes reported	53	107
Fires reported	29	200
Injuries reported	41	58
Deaths reported	0	22
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	13.9%	17.7%

Mercedes Benz C230 by year

7 54 35 44 4 73 76 44 120 154 272

97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 164 18.6%

Airbags 144 16.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 119 13.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 101 11.4%

Electrical System 83 9.4%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 37 4.2%

Brakes 31 3.5%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 31 3.5%

Ford Bronco by year

2 1 1 2 2 1 4 11 24 43 61 68 118 77 37 56 45 114 131 109 1 2 5 303 508 266 111 77 9

67 69 77 79 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 21 22 23 24 25 26

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

What breaks

Electrical System 309 14.1%

Brakes 279 12.7%

Engine & Cooling 237 10.8%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 225 10.3%

Fuel & Propulsion 156 7.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 140 6.4%

Other & Unspecified 128 5.8%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 125 5.7%