Mercedes-Benz C450

Owners filed 19 complaints across 2 model years of the Mercedes-Benz C450. The 2016 drew the most (16); the 2017 the fewest (3).

Model years2

Complaints19

Recalls6

Fires0

Deaths0

Every Mercedes-Benz C450 model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Relative volume	Recalls	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2017	3		1	—	—	Wheels	Routine
2016	16		5	—	—	Wheels	Routine

Which Mercedes-Benz C450 years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2016 is the weakest year on record, with 16 complaints concentrated in the wheels. 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.