Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1998 Mercedes Benz C220

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the suspension. No safety recall has been issued.

Most common 1998 Mercedes Benz C220 problems

1 of the 2 complaints (50%) are about the suspension.

ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer1
000
Suspension1
000

What owners reported

Newest filings
Suspension
Filed Mar 14, 1999CA

THE CAR IS EXTREMELY UNSTEADY ON THE FREEWAYS WHEN DRIVING ABOUT 70-78 OR MORE MILES PER HOUR. THIS HAPPENS WHEN A BREEZE HITS THE CAR OR WHEN PASSING BIG TRUCKS. THE CAR WILL SOMETIMES VEAR OVER TO THE WARNING BUMPS EVEN WITH BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL.IT HAS BEEN IN FOR ATTEMPTED (ABOUT 8) REPAIRS SINCE IT WAS ONE MONTH "OLD". DEALER DRIVES HAVE BEEN NEGATIVE.HUSBAND AND WIFE BOTH EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS.THIS HAPPENS TOO OFTEN TO BE SAFE ON THE FREEWAY DESPITE DEALERS NEGATIVE DRIVE . I KEEP MY HANDS AT 10/2 BUT IT WILL SWERVE BY ITSELF TO THE WARNING TRACK BUMPS. I EXPECT SOME SMALL MOVEMENT WITH BIG TRUCKS AND LARGE WIND GUSTS BUT THIS IS NOT WHAT IS HAPPENING.

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Feb 1, 1999CA

WINDSHIELD WIPERS INOPERATIVE.

All 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1995
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20159000Routine
1998 — this page2000Routine
199631020Routine
199553020Routine
199424110Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.