FaultScore

Mercedes Benz C300 vs Plymouth Voyager

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 Plymouth Voyager
Complaints on file 2,855 6,848
Model years covered 2010–2016 1978–2000
Worst model year 2010 1996
Best model year 2012 1998
Crashes reported 102 502
Fires reported 33 190
Injuries reported 72 343
Deaths reported 1 18
Most complained-about part Airbags Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm 7.3% 15.4%

Mercedes Benz C300 by year

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 290 10.2%
Engine & Cooling 262 9.2%
Suspension 257 9.0%
Steering 188 6.6%

Plymouth Voyager by year

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

What breaks

Brakes 860 12.6%
Engine & Cooling 794 11.6%
Airbags 594 8.7%
Body & Structure 549 8.0%
Seat Belts 543 7.9%