Mercedes Benz C300 vs Chrysler 200

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 C300	Chrysler 200
Complaints on file	2,859	6,961
Model years covered	2010–2016	2010–2018
Worst model year	2010	2015
Best model year	2012	2010
Crashes reported	102	360
Fires reported	33	73
Injuries reported	72	226
Deaths reported	1	3
Most complained-about part	Airbags	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	7.3%	9.5%

Mercedes Benz C300 by year

593 585 335 342 120 515 369

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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 291 10.2%

Engine & Cooling 262 9.2%

Suspension 258 9.0%

Electrical System 249 8.7%

Other & Unspecified 238 8.3%

Fuel & Propulsion 223 7.8%

Steering 188 6.6%

Chrysler 200 by year

23 521 1,011 1,006 312 3,417 593 77 1

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 1,255 18.0%

Electrical System 1,225 17.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 939 13.5%

Airbags 850 12.2%

Other & Unspecified 546 7.8%

Brakes 292 4.2%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 266 3.8%

Seat Belts 241 3.5%