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Mercedes-Benz problems by model year

What Mercedes-Benz owners report to NHTSA, year by year, with the service bulletins, recalls and repairs that fit. Pick a model year.

Each bar is the owner complaints on file with NHTSA for that model year. NHTSA has no sales count, so a bigger bar may only mean more cars were sold. Do not use it to rank models.

A model year gets a page when it has 200 or more complaints on file. 107 other Mercedes-Benz model years with recalls have fewer, so they are not listed. NHTSA files many complaints under trim names such as C300 or E350; they are counted with the C-Class or E-Class.

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  C-Class

  2010 to 2017 · 3,445 complaints · 36 recalls · most reported: air bags

  Only model years with 200 or more complaints are listed. 9 other years have fewer.

  • 2017253 complaints17 recalls
  • 2016323 complaints14 recalls
  • 2015452 complaints14 recalls
  • 2014276 complaints6 recalls
  • 2013569 complaints7 recalls
  • 2012586 complaints7 recalls
  • 2011514 complaints6 recalls
  • 2010472 complaints6 recalls
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  E-Class

  2010 to 2014 · 1,082 complaints · 15 recalls · most reported: air bags

  Only model years with 200 or more complaints are listed. 13 other years have fewer.

  • 2014304 complaints8 recalls
  • 2012235 complaints7 recalls
  • 2011286 complaints5 recalls
  • 2010257 complaints5 recalls

More for Mercedes-Benz: recalls by model, check-engine codes, car repair costs. All makes.

Source: NHTSA complaint files, checked October 29, 2026. Counts are owner reports as filed.