Mercedes-Benz C250

Owners filed 725 complaints across 5 model years of the Mercedes-Benz C250. The 2013 drew the most (277); the 2016 the fewest (1).

Model years5

Complaints725

Recalls21

Fires11

Deaths0

Every Mercedes-Benz C250 model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2016	1	0	—	—	Air Bags	Routine
2015	12	4	—	2	Air Bags	Routine
2014	163	5	4	13	Air Bags	Routine
2013	277	7	5	13	Air Bags	Above average
2012	272	5	2	3	Air Bags	Above average

Which Mercedes-Benz C250 years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2013 is the weakest year on record, with 277 complaints concentrated in the air bags. It carries 7 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.