Mercedes Benz 230 problems
Owners have filed 39 complaints about the Mercedes Benz 230 with NHTSA across model years 1974 to 2004. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.
Every Mercedes Benz 230 year, graded
The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.
What breaks on a Mercedes Benz 230
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 2002
Worst in 2001
Worst in 2004
Worst in 2004
Worst in 1999
Worst in 1988
Worst in 1999
Worst in 1999
Worst in 2001
Worst in 2003
Worst in 2002
Worst in 1974
Worst in 2003
Worst in 2001
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Mercedes Benz 230, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Compare the Mercedes Benz 230
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.