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CarsLore / Mercedes-Benz / C-Class / 2000

2000 Mercedes-Benz C-Class

8 owner complaints — #9 of 16 C-Class model years. 0 recalls, 3 service bulletins.

8complaints · 0 crashes, 0 fires
0recalls
3manufacturer bulletins
58,800 mimedian mileage at failure

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 2000 Mercedes-Benz C-Class, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

  • Vehicle speed control2
  • Service brakes, hydraulic2
  • Electronic stability control (esc)2
  • Engine and engine cooling2
  • Electrical system1
  • Power train1
  • Suspension1
  • Structure1
  • Tires1

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported

Compared with other years

’91’95’97’99’00’01’03’05’088’91’96’99’00’02’05’128
199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620082012

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

Fatal crashes in the US

From 2020 to 2023, 4 2000 C-Class vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died; 3 people died inside them. This is a count, not a crash rate: it grows with the number of cars on the road.

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain)

New York safety inspections

At its first New York inspection the 2000 Mercedes-Benz C-Class failed the safety check 1.89% of the time — 2% more often than the average 2000 passenger car (1.86%). Median odometer at inspection: 113,746 miles.

740first inspections
1.89%failed on safety
113,746 mimedian odometer
0.0%0.8%1.7%’94’96’98’00’02’04’06’08’10’12’14’16’18’20’22’24’261.9%0.0%0.8%1.7%’94’97’00’03’06’09’12’15’18’21’24’261.9%

NY DMV Vehicle Inspections (vezn-fmmk), initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count

Engines

The most common engines in 2000 Mercedes-Benz C-Class cars on Dutch roads are the 1.8 petrol (90 kW, 121 hp), 2.0 petrol (120 kW, 161 hp) and 2.6 petrol (125 kW, 168 hp), out of 9 versions with at least 20 cars.

EnginePowerCarsShare
1.8 petrol90 kW 121 hp15225%
2.0 petrol120 kW 161 hp12921%
2.6 petrol125 kW 168 hp7512%
2.0 petrol95 kW 127 hp7212%
2.1 diesel75 kW 101 hp549%
3.2 petrol160 kW 215 hp508%
2.1 diesel92 kW 123 hp325%
2.1 diesel105 kW 141 hp234%
2.0 petrol100 kW 134 hp213%

RDW Open Data (CC0): registered passenger cars and their fuel data · engine size rounded to 0.1 litre, net maximum power · versions with at least 20 cars

In the Netherlands

649 first registered in 2000 are on Dutch roads; 26% arrived later as imports.

68.6%had an APK defect recorded since June 2022
93.2%logical odometer history
14.2%with a recall still open

Most common APK defects

Colours

Grey 48%Black 18%Blue 16%Green 7%Purple 3%Cream 3%

RDW Open Data: registered vehicles and APK defects (CC0) · defect descriptions in the RDW's Dutch wording

In the United Kingdom

433 cars built in 2000 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 1,311 more were declared off the road (SORN).

433licensed, end of 2025
25%of those still registered are on the road

Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124, year of manufacture) · Open Government Licence v3.0

In Finland

462 of these cars first registered in 2000 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026, with an average of 286,000 km on the odometer at their last inspection.

Traficom (Finnish Transport and Communications Agency), open data on vehicles in use · CC BY 4.0

In New Zealand

42 2000 cars are on the New Zealand register; 98% arrived as used imports, 0% were sold new in New Zealand.

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0

Recalls

No recall campaigns cover the 2000 Mercedes-Benz C-Class.

Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words

Service bulletins

What Mercedes-Benz told its dealers about the 2000 Mercedes-Benz C-Class: known faults, fixes and updates.

BulletinSummary
627197SUBJECT REGARDING HARD STARTING AFTER FUEL FILTER REPLACEMENT. *JG
10136029SENTEX gate operator with Clik Card Remote not compatible with Homelink
10028147MERCEDES: REPLACING THE LONGITUDINAL MEMBER (LEFT AND RIGHT) BELOW THE MAIN FLOOR PANEL ON ALL MY 204 UP TO 12/31/07. (C300, C350, C300 4-MATIC, C63 AME). *PE

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)

NHTSA investigations

DP05007 · Power train:automatic transmission:control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)opened 7 Nov 2005 · closed 27 Mar 2006

TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION

PE03058 · Engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline:belts and associated pulleysopened 17 Dec 2003 · closed 22 Apr 2004

ENGINE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY FAILURE

SQ01010 · Engine and engine coolingopened 25 Sept 2001 · closed 4 Feb 2002

SUDDEN ENGINE SHUT DOWN

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation