2000 Mercedes Benz C230: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 44 complaints
44
Total Complaints
80,000mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
3
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

48,750 25th Percentile
80,000 Median Mileage
106,750 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
7
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
5
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
4
POWER TRAIN
2
AIR BAGS
2
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
2
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
2
SUSPENSION
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
1

Severity Assessment

3
Crashes
0
Fires
3
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD , STICKS IN GEAR AND SHIFTS HARD. DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. *AK"
"CONSUMER FEELS THE DESIGN OF THE SPEEDOMETER IS UNSAFE BECAUSE OVER 50% OF THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT USEABLE AT LEGAL SPEEDS AND THE RESULT OF THE COMPACTED CALIBRATION IS THAT THE SPPEDOMETER IS NOT READILY READABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS RESULTING IN A TENDANCY TO ACCIDENTALLY SPEED. NLM"
"I WAS ROLLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, ALMOST TO A STOP, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR ACTIVATED. I APPLIED BRAKES, BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. SKID MARKS ARE VISIBLE. THE CAR JUMPED A BLOCK WALL & WAS HEADING TOWARD A BUILDING. I MANAGED TO STEER INTO A CHAIN-LINK FENCE & ONTO A BLOCK WALL TO STOP THE..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28