2014 Mercedes-Benz C250: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 221 complaints
221
Total Complaints
48,000mi
Median Mileage
AIR BAGS
Top Issue
22
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

18,000 25th Percentile
48,000 Median Mileage
61,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS
93
ENGINE
22
STEERING
17
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
13
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
12
STRUCTURE:BODY
10
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
10
SERVICE BRAKES
8
POWER TRAIN
7
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
5

Severity Assessment

22
Crashes
9
Fires
17
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"I WAS DRIVING FOUR DAYS AFTER I LEASED MY BRAND NEW C250 2014 MERCEDES, AND THE CAR DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY STREET. THE COP AND I COULDNT EVEN MOVE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE STREET. I AM WORRIED THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. THUS I HAVE BEEN CALLING MERCEDES TO PLEASE REPLACE THE CAR WITH A SAFE ONE. *T..."
"I WAS DRIVING FOUR DAYS AFTER I LEASED MY BRAND NEW C250 2014 MERCEDES, AND THE CAR DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY STREET. THE COP AND I COULDNT EVEN MOVE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE STREET. I AM WORRIED THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. THUS I HAVE BEEN CALLING MERCEDES TO PLEASE REPLACE THE CAR WITH A SAFE ONE. *T..."
"I WAS DRIVING FOUR DAYS AFTER I LEASED MY BRAND NEW C250 2014 MERCEDES, AND THE CAR DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY STREET. THE COP AND I COULDNT EVEN MOVE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE STREET. I AM WORRIED THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. THUS I HAVE BEEN CALLING MERCEDES TO PLEASE REPLACE THE CAR WITH A SAFE ONE. *T..."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

AIR BAGS 93 complaints
25th: 27,500 mi Median: 47,000 mi 75th: 57,500 mi
ENGINE 22 complaints
25th: 30,800 mi Median: 52,257 mi 75th: 70,243 mi
STEERING 17 complaints
25th: 3,000 mi Median: 18,000 mi 75th: 60,000 mi
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 13 complaints
25th: 37,862 mi Median: 50,200 mi 75th: 56,500 mi
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 12 complaints
25th: 6,500 mi Median: 28,400 mi 75th: 82,593 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 65 FL: 46 TX: 23 NC: 13 GA: 11 AZ: 8 AL: 8 NV: 7 LA: 5 NE: 4

Who Files Complaints?

0.9%
Original Owners
99.1%
Second+ Owners

Mercedes-Benz C250 — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
20123154
201334421

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