FaultScore

Worst years for a Mercedes Benz C350

Owners have filed 138 complaints about the Mercedes Benz C350 with NHTSA across model years 2010 to 2017. More of them are about the airbags than anything else.

Avoid

2010 Mercedes Benz C350

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

Cleanest on record

2013 Mercedes Benz C350

24 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Mercedes Benz C350 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
2017 2 0 0 Electrical System
2015 9 0 0 17,500 Airbags
2014 C 15 1 0 41,000 Airbags
2013 A 24 0 0 65,500 Airbags
2012 B 39 0 0 54,000 Airbags
2011 C 26 0 2 52,861 Airbags
2010 C 23 3 0 99,060 Airbags

What breaks on a Mercedes Benz C350

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

Airbags 80 58.0%

Worst in 2012

Fuel & Propulsion 10 7.2%

Worst in 2011

Other & Unspecified 8 5.8%

Worst in 2011

Engine & Cooling 7 5.1%

Worst in 2015

Transmission & Drivetrain 6 4.3%

Worst in 2013

Electrical System 6 4.3%

Worst in 2010

Body & Structure 5 3.6%

Worst in 2014

Steering 4 2.9%

Worst in 2010

Brakes 3 2.2%

Worst in 2010

Suspension 3 2.2%

Worst in 2012

Acceleration & Cruise Control 2 1.4%

Worst in 2015

Lights 2 1.4%

Worst in 2013

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1 0.7%

Worst in 2012

Wheels 1 0.7%

Worst in 2010

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Mercedes Benz C350, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jan 2015 peak 16 Jan 2026

Compare the Mercedes Benz C350

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