Reliability & cost of ownership
Mercedes Benz C300 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Mercedes Benz C300? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Mercedes Benz C300 problems by model year
68 recall entries and 0 owner complaints on file across 9 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 C300 | 13 | 0 | No NCAP test | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2015 C300 | 11 | 0 | No NCAP test | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2014 C300 | 5 | 0 | No NCAP test | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2013 C300 | 6 | 0 | No NCAP test | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2012 C300 | 6 | 0 | No NCAP test | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2011 C300 | 6 | 0 | No NCAP test | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2010 C300 | 6 | 0 | No NCAP test | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2009 C300 | 8 | 0 | No NCAP test | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2008 C300 | 7 | 0 | No NCAP test | AI reliability outlook → |