2013 Mercedes-Benz C250: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 344 complaints
344
Total Complaints
60,000mi
Median Mileage
AIR BAGS
Top Issue
21
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

30,000 25th Percentile
60,000 Median Mileage
79,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS
162
ENGINE
46
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
24
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
19
STEERING
19
POWER TRAIN
14
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
12
STRUCTURE:BODY
10
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
5
SEAT BELTS
4

Severity Assessment

21
Crashes
10
Fires
29
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"HEAD ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE FRONT END OF A BRAND NEW 2013 MERCEDES C CLASS WAS DESTROYED. VEHICLE WAS LESS THAN A MONTH OLD. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND I WONDER HOW THAT COULD BE WHEN THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS SMASHED IN. MERCEDES PRIDE THEIR VEHICLES ON SAFETY AND I..."
"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 MERCEDES BENZ C250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 1 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED A SLIGHT ODOR OF GASOLINE FUEL INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN ..."
"A DEFECTIVE RIM ON MY 2013 C250 CRACKED FROM INSIDE WHILE THE CAR WAS GOING AT BARELY 25MPH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI CAMPUS CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHICH COULD HAVE JEOPARDIZED MY DAUGHTER'S LIFE HAD SHE BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY AT A HIGHER SPEED. THE CAR IS NEW AND THE TIRES ARE IN IMMACULATE CO..."

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