2012 Mercedes-Benz C350: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 39 complaints
39
Total Complaints
54,000mi
Median Mileage
AIR BAGS
Top Issue
0
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

48,500 25th Percentile
54,000 Median Mileage
55,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS
27
ENGINE
2
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2
SUSPENSION
2
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
STRUCTURE:BODY
1
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
1
POWER TRAIN
1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
1

Severity Assessment

0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"HAVE A RECALL NOW IT HAD TO TRADE IT IN FOR A GOOD VALUE"
"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 MERCEDES-BENZ C350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAPAIGN NUMBER: 17V017000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS ..."
"TAKATA RECALL - RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF THE EMAIL BUT HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED THAT REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE AVAILABLE."

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