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Mercedes-Benz C250 problems by year
- 160complaints
- 0recall campaigns
- 1model years with a page
Newest report May 6, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
Pick your model year
Owner complaints on file for each year.
Complaints for each year on the road
Each model year's NHTSA complaints divided by the calendar years it has been on sale, counting this one (a 2018 model has had 9). Older cars have had longer to collect complaints, so raw totals flatter the new ones. Blue bars are the years to avoid.
Within one model, sales change less from year to year than they do between models, so a jump here is mostly a jump in problems. The call: the years to avoid are the (up to three) highest at 1.5 times the model's median rate or more, and the best are the (up to three) lowest at two thirds of it or less, from 2016 on.
Guide How much should a years-to-avoid list decide? What these lists get wrong
At a glance
- Where the complaints sit
- The 2014 has the most complaints of any Mercedes-Benz C250 year here: 160 of 160 (100%).
- Problem across the years
- Airbag is the top problem in every model year with a page, 93 reports in all. Pooled across the years, half of the 22 owners who gave a mileage for airbag were under about 48,000 miles.
- Crash, fire and injury reports
- 11% of Mercedes-Benz C250 complaints report a crash, a fire or an injury, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site.
- Recalls on the top problem
- None of the 1 model years where owners report airbag has a recall on the same system.
- When owners filed
- Filings peaked in 2018 at 36 (full calendar years only). In 2025 there were 6. So far in 2026, 3 more have come in. Filings on record start in 2015.
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| Year | Complaints | A year | Recalls | Most reported | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 160 | 12 | 0 | Airbag warning light or recall (93) | 50,200 |
Model years with too few complaints for a page of their own: 2015 (12).
Year by year
2014 Mercedes-Benz C250
160 owner complaints, 12 for each year on the road (1.8 times the model median). Most reported: airbag (93 reports, median 48,000 miles), misfire (12 reports, median 72,000 miles) and stalling (10 reports). 13 reports involved a crash and 11 people were hurt. No recalls.
Questions
What is the most common problem on the Mercedes-Benz C250?
Airbag, with 93 reports across the 1 model years that have a page here. It's the single most reported problem on the 2014.
How many recalls does the Mercedes-Benz C250 have?
No recall covers the Mercedes-Benz C250 model years 2014 on this site.
How many Mercedes-Benz C250 complaints involve a crash, fire or injury?
11% of them, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site.
Is there a recall for airbag on the Mercedes-Benz C250?
No. None of the 1 model years where owners report it has one on the same system.