FaultScore

Mercedes Benz GLC300 vs Mercury Tracer

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 GLC300 Mercury Tracer
Complaints on file 305 754
Model years covered 2016–2017 1988–2000
Worst model year 1997
Best model year 1998
Crashes reported 20 93
Fires reported 6 60
Injuries reported 11 71
Deaths reported 0 3
Most complained-about part Engine & Cooling Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm 12.1% 30.1%

Mercedes Benz GLC300 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 80 26.2%
Brakes 31 10.2%
Airbags 22 7.2%
Transmission & Drivetrain 13 4.3%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 13 4.3%

Mercury Tracer 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 83 11.0%
Airbags 76 10.1%
Brakes 67 8.9%
Seat Belts 64 8.5%
Suspension 48 6.4%