Subaru Justy vs Mercedes Benz C350

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 Subaru Justy Mercedes Benz C350
Complaints on file 56 139
Model years covered 1988–1995 2010–2017
Worst model year — 2010
Best model year — 2013
Crashes reported 4 4
Fires reported 2 2
Injuries reported 4 3
Deaths reported 1 0
Most complained-about part Seat Belts Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm 19.6% 6.5%

Subaru Justy by year

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

What breaks

Seat Belts 20 35.7%
Transmission & Drivetrain 11 19.6%
Suspension 5 8.9%
Engine & Cooling 3 5.4%
Fuel & Propulsion 3 5.4%
Seats 3 5.4%
Doors, Latches & Locks 3 5.4%
Brakes 2 3.6%

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%