Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz C-Class

For the Mercedes-Benz C-Class, model years 2000–2027 on this site have 172 matched recalls and 4,280 matched complaints (recall file dated Oct 23, 2026; complaint file dated Oct 23, 2026). Matched complaint counts run from 1 in 2012 to 670 in 2009. These are raw counts, not rates. EPA rates non-electric configurations 15–30 mpg combined (file dated Sep 29, 2026).

ABOUT THIS DATA

Mercedes-Benz C-Class by model year puts the same counts in one sortable table.

Model years

One row per model year. Complaint and recall figures are matched raw counts.
Year	Recalls	Complaints	Crash	Fire	Investigations	Stars	Comb mpg
2000	0	8	0	0	3	Pre-2011	18–22
2001	0	14	0	0	2	Pre-2011	19–20
2002	0	31	1	2	0	Pre-2011	17–21
2003	0	9	1	0	0	Pre-2011	17–24
2004	1	15	2	2	0	Pre-2011	16–23
2005	2	5	0	0	0	Pre-2011	16–24
2006	2	9	0	0	0	Pre-2011	17–22
2007	6	280	11	5	1	Pre-2011	19–22
2008	1	13	2	2	2	Pre-2011	15–21
2009	8	670	17	19	3	Pre-2011	15–21
2010	7	476	20	5	2	Pre-2011	15–21
2011	6	516	15	8	2	4	15–21
2012	0	1	0	0	0	—	15–25
2013	7	575	23	7	1	5	15–25
2014	6	284	20	4	1	5	15–25
2015	14	452	11	2	3	4–5	15–28
2016	14	322	7	5	3	5	20–30
2017	17	253	12	3	3	5	19–30
2018	19	130	5	0	3	5	19–30
2019	18	79	3	0	1	—	20–27
2020	12	46	5	0	1	—	20–28
2021	7	17	0	0	0	5	20–27
2022	9	26	1	0	0	—	22–29
2023	10	26	2	0	0	—	19–29
2024	3	15	2	0	0	—	23–30
2025	2	4	0	0	0	—	20–29
2026	1	4	0	0	0	—	22–29
2027 · no NHTSA name match	0	0	0	0	0	—	27–29

Fuel economy by model year

Combined mpg below is EPA's figure for non-electric configurations in the file dated 2026-09-29. Electric configurations are shown as MPGe when that is the only figure. Annual fuel cost is EPA's published fuelCost08 range for the configurations of that year.

EPA combined fuel economy and annual fuel cost by model year
Year	Comb mpg	MPGe	kWh/100 mi	Range	Annual fuel cost
2000	18–22	—	—	—	$3,750–$4,550
2001	19–20	—	—	—	$4,100–$4,350
2002	17–21	—	—	—	$3,900–$4,850
2003	17–24	—	—	—	$3,400–$4,850
2004	16–23	—	—	—	$3,550–$5,150
2005	16–24	—	—	—	$3,400–$5,150
2006	17–22	—	—	—	$3,750–$4,850
2007	19–22	—	—	—	$3,750–$4,350
2008	15–21	—	—	—	$3,900–$5,500
2009	15–21	—	—	—	$3,900–$5,500
2010	15–21	—	—	—	$3,900–$5,500
2011	15–21	—	—	—	$3,900–$5,500
2012	15–25	—	—	—	$3,300–$5,500
2013	15–25	—	—	—	$3,300–$5,500
2014	15–25	—	—	—	$3,300–$5,500
2015	15–28	—	—	—	$2,950–$5,500
2016	20–30	—	56	410	$2,750–$4,100
2017	19–30	—	56	410	$2,750–$4,350
2018	19–30	—	56	410	$2,750–$4,350
2019	20–27	—	—	—	$3,050–$4,100
2020	20–28	—	—	—	$2,950–$4,100
2021	20–27	—	—	—	$3,050–$4,100
2022	22–29	—	—	—	$2,850–$3,750
2023	19–29	—	—	—	$2,850–$4,350
2024	23–30	—	—	—	$2,750–$3,550
2025	20–29	—	57	320	$2,850–$4,100
2026	22–29	—	—	—	$2,850–$3,750
2027	27–29	—	—	—	$2,850–$3,050

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