FaultScore

Worst years for a Mercedes Benz C220

Owners have filed 150 complaints about the Mercedes Benz C220 with NHTSA across model years 1994 to 1998. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Avoid

1995 Mercedes Benz C220

65 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.

Cleanest on record

1994 Mercedes Benz C220

39 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Mercedes Benz C220 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.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
1998 2 0 0 Suspension
1996 C 44 6 2 110,000 Electrical System
1995 D 65 9 4 157,000 Electrical System
1994 B 39 0 3 150,000 Electrical System

What breaks on a Mercedes Benz C220

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Worst in 1995

Engine & Cooling 16 10.7%

Worst in 1995

Acceleration & Cruise Control 14 9.3%

Worst in 1995

Fuel & Propulsion 14 9.3%

Worst in 1996

Airbags 7 4.7%

Worst in 1995

Suspension 6 4.0%

Worst in 1995

Body & Structure 4 2.7%

Worst in 1996

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 4 2.7%

Worst in 1995

Brakes 3 2.0%

Worst in 1996

Seat Belts 3 2.0%

Worst in 1996

Tires 2 1.3%

Worst in 1995

Stability & Traction Control 2 1.3%

Worst in 1996

Doors, Latches & Locks 2 1.3%

Worst in 1995

Transmission & Drivetrain 1 0.7%

Worst in 1995

Exactly what failed on a Mercedes Benz C220

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Wiring 18 36.0%
Front Underhood 12 24.0%
Frontal 5 10.0%
Cruise Control 3 6.0%
Underbody Shields 2 4.0%
Motor 2 4.0%
Fuel Injection System 2 4.0%
Tread/Belt 2 4.0%
Module 2 4.0%
Anchorage 2 4.0%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Mercedes Benz C220, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Mar 1997 peak 6 Oct 2018

Compare the Mercedes Benz C220

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.