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Mercedes Benz C450 problems

Owners have filed 26 complaints about the Mercedes Benz C450 with NHTSA across model years 2016 to 2017. More of them are about the wheels than anything else.

Every Mercedes Benz C450 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.

23 3
16 17
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 — 3 0 0 — Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
2016 — 23 0 0 25,070 Wheels

What breaks on a Mercedes Benz C450

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

Wheels 7 26.9%

Worst in 2016

Other & Unspecified 6 23.1%

Worst in 2016

Electrical System 4 15.4%

Worst in 2016

Body & Structure 4 15.4%

Worst in 2016

Steering 2 7.7%

Worst in 2016

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 2 7.7%

Worst in 2016

Transmission & Drivetrain 1 3.8%

Worst in 2016

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Mercedes Benz C450, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jun 2016 peak 4 May 2026

Compare the Mercedes Benz C450

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

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