Mercedes Benz C350 vs GEO Storm

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 C350 GEO Storm
Complaints on file 139 346
Model years covered 2010–2017 1990–1995
Worst model year 2010 —
Best model year 2013 —
Crashes reported 4 77
Fires reported 2 5
Injuries reported 3 44
Deaths reported 0 2
Most complained-about part Airbags Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm 6.5% 37%

Mercedes Benz C350 by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 80 57.6%
Fuel & Propulsion 10 7.2%
Other & Unspecified 8 5.8%
Engine & Cooling 7 5.0%
Transmission & Drivetrain 6 4.3%
Electrical System 6 4.3%
Body & Structure 5 3.6%
Steering 4 2.9%

GEO Storm by year

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 63 18.2%
Airbags 51 14.7%
Steering 24 6.9%
Seat Belts 16 4.6%
Other & Unspecified 12 3.5%
Transmission & Drivetrain 11 3.2%