FaultScore

Worst years for a Mercedes Benz C240

Owners have filed 127 complaints about the Mercedes Benz C240 with NHTSA across model years 2001 to 2007. More of them are about the airbags than anything else.

Avoid

2005 Mercedes Benz C240

39 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly airbags.

Cleanest on record

2002 Mercedes Benz C240

16 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Mercedes Benz C240 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
2007 1 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2005 D 39 3 2 66,780 Airbags
2004 D 31 0 4 80,000 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
2003 C 29 0 3 130,000 Fuel & Propulsion
2002 C 16 3 0 117,000 Electrical System
2001 C 11 0 0 28,520 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Mercedes Benz C240

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

Airbags 17 13.4%

Worst in 2005

Electrical System 14 11.0%

Worst in 2002

Fuel & Propulsion 14 11.0%

Worst in 2003

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 14 11.0%

Worst in 2004

Engine & Cooling 11 8.7%

Worst in 2005

Seat Belts 7 5.5%

Worst in 2005

Other & Unspecified 7 5.5%

Worst in 2004

Body & Structure 6 4.7%

Worst in 2005

Seats 6 4.7%

Worst in 2005

Transmission & Drivetrain 5 3.9%

Worst in 2005

Suspension 5 3.9%

Worst in 2005

Lights 5 3.9%

Worst in 2002

Stability & Traction Control 4 3.1%

Worst in 2001

Steering 3 2.4%

Worst in 2005

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Mercedes Benz C240, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Nov 2004 peak 10 Sep 2025

Compare the Mercedes Benz C240

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