FaultScore

Workhorse W22 vs Mercedes Benz C250

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 Workhorse W22 Mercedes Benz C250
Complaints on file 370 902
Model years covered 2000–2009 2012–2016
Worst model year 2003 2013
Best model year 2001 2015
Crashes reported 2 51
Fires reported 23 21
Injuries reported 0 43
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Brakes Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm 6.8% 12.7%

Workhorse W22 by year

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

What breaks

Brakes 318 85.9%
Engine & Cooling 11 3.0%
Electrical System 9 2.4%
Fuel & Propulsion 6 1.6%
Suspension 5 1.4%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 4 1.1%
Transmission & Drivetrain 3 0.8%
Lights 3 0.8%

Mercedes Benz C250 by year

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

What breaks