2013 MERCEDES BENZ C300 — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 257 complaints · 0 recalls
Most-reported system: AIR BAGS (90 complaints · 35.0%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 9
  • Fires 2
  • Injuries 7
  • Deaths 0
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution AIR BAGS appears in 90 of 257 owner complaints (35.0%) in this vehicle snapshot. AIR BAGS: 90 complaints, 35.0% of reports AIR BAGS 90 · 35.0% · 4 crash reports STRUCTURE: 47 complaints, 18.3% of reports STRUCTURE 47 · 18.3% SUSPENSION: 47 complaints, 18.3% of reports SUSPENSION 47 · 18.3% · 1 crash reports STEERING: 17 complaints, 6.6% of reports STEERING 17 · 6.6% · 1 crash reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 9 complaints, 3.5% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 9 · 3.5% · 1 fire reports SERVICE BRAKES: 6 complaints, 2.3% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 6 · 2.3% · 1 crash reports ENGINE: 5 complaints, 2.0% of reports ENGINE 5 · 2.0% · 1 fire reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: 5 complaints, 2.0% of reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 5 · 2.0% · 2 crash reports EXTERIOR LIGHTING: 3 complaints, 1.2% of reports EXTERIOR LIGHTING 3 · 1.2% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 70 complaints, 27.2% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 70 · 27.2% · 1 crash reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
AIR BAGS 90 35.0% 4 crashes · 0 fires
STRUCTURE 47 18.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SUSPENSION 47 18.3% 1 crashes · 0 fires
STEERING 17 6.6% 1 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 9 3.5% 0 crashes · 1 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 6 2.3% 1 crashes · 0 fires
ENGINE 5 2.0% 0 crashes · 1 fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 5 2.0% 2 crashes · 0 fires
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 3 1.2% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 70 27.2% 1 crashes · 0 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Jan 2013. 2013-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2016-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2016-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2016-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2017-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2017-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2017-Q4: 9 owner reports 9 2018-Q1: 19 owner reports 19 2018-Q2: 13 owner reports 13 2018-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2018-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2019-Q1: 9 owner reports 9 2019-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 2019-Q3: 8 owner reports 8 2019-Q4: 10 owner reports 10 2020-Q1: 9 owner reports 9 2020-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 2020-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2021-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2021-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2021-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2021-Q4: 8 owner reports 8 2022-Q1: 12 owner reports 12 2022-Q2: 14 owner reports 14 2022-Q3: 21 owner reports 21 2022-Q4: 21 owner reports 21 2023-Q1: 18 owner reports 18 2023-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2023-Q3: 6 owner reports 6 2023-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2024-Q1: 6 owner reports 6 2024-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2024-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2025-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2025-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2025-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2025-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2026-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2026-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Jan 2013 Jul 2026 Investigation EA21002 ● Investigation EA21002
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2013-Q1 Owner reports 1
2013-Q2 Owner reports 1
2013-Q3 Owner reports 1
2014-Q1 Owner reports 1
2014-Q2 Owner reports 1
2014-Q3 Owner reports 1
2014-Q4 Owner reports 1
2015-Q2 Owner reports 1
2015-Q3 Owner reports 1
2015-Q4 Owner reports 2
2016-Q1 Owner reports 2
2016-Q3 Owner reports 1
2016-Q4 Owner reports 3
2017-Q2 Owner reports 3
2017-Q3 Owner reports 2
2017-Q4 Owner reports 9
2018-Q1 Owner reports 19
2018-Q2 Owner reports 13
2018-Q3 Owner reports 3
2018-Q4 Owner reports 3
2019-Q1 Owner reports 9
2019-Q2 Owner reports 6
2019-Q3 Owner reports 8
2019-Q4 Owner reports 10
2020-Q1 Owner reports 9
2020-Q2 Owner reports 6
2020-Q3 Owner reports 3
2021-Q1 Owner reports 1
2021-Q2 Owner reports 4
2021-Q3 Owner reports 3
2021-Q4 Owner reports 8
2022-Q1 Owner reports 12
2022-Q2 Owner reports 14
2022-Q3 Owner reports 21
2022-Q4 Owner reports 21
2023-Q1 Owner reports 18
2023-Q2 Owner reports 4
2023-Q3 Owner reports 6
2023-Q4 Owner reports 2
2024-Q1 Owner reports 6
2024-Q2 Owner reports 2
2024-Q3 Owner reports 2
2025-Q1 Owner reports 4
2025-Q2 Owner reports 3
2025-Q3 Owner reports 2
2025-Q4 Owner reports 2
2026-Q1 Owner reports 1
2026-Q3 Owner reports 1
Defect investigation 1 EA21002
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Safety Recalls (0)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

Zero safety recalls recorded for this model year in official NHTSA records.

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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

Data: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation · snapshot 2026-08-21
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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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