Worst years for a Mercedes Benz C230
Owners have filed 883 complaints about the Mercedes Benz C230 with NHTSA across model years 1997 to 2007. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.
Avoid
2007 Mercedes Benz C230272 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly fuel & propulsion.
Cleanest on record
1998 Mercedes Benz C23054 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Mercedes Benz C230 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.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | D | 272 | 13 | 7 | 74,525 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2006 | C | 154 | 8 | 0 | 71,012 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2005 | D | 120 | 16 | 8 | 82,926 | Airbags |
| 2004 | B | 44 | 0 | 5 | 70,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2003 | C | 76 | 1 | 3 | 30,500 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2002 | C | 73 | 3 | 4 | 44,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2001 | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2000 | B | 44 | 3 | 0 | 80,000 | Electrical System |
| 1999 | C | 35 | 5 | 1 | 52,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1998 | A | 54 | 1 | 0 | 127,874 | Electrical System |
| 1997 | — | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | Airbags |
What breaks on a Mercedes Benz C230
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 2006
Worst in 2006
Worst in 2003
Worst in 1998
Worst in 2004
Exactly what failed on a Mercedes Benz C230
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Mercedes Benz C230, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Mercedes Benz C230 problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Mercedes Benz C230
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.