Mercedes-Benz C 350 E

Owners filed 13 complaints across 5 model years of the Mercedes-Benz C 350 E. The 2016 drew the most (6); the 2020 the fewest (0).

Model years5

Complaints13

Recalls18

Fires0

Deaths0

Every Mercedes-Benz C 350 E model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2020	0	2	—	—	—	Routine
2019	0	2	—	—	—	Routine
2018	2	5	—	—	Engine	Routine
2017	5	4	—	—	Engine	Routine
2016	6	5	—	—	Unknown or Other	Routine

Which Mercedes-Benz C 350 E years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2016 is the weakest year on record, with 6 complaints concentrated in the unknown or other. It carries 5 recalls.

Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.