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Mercedes-Benz C220

Model years 1994–2015 in the US safety record. No model year stands out in owner complaints. Fewest complaints: 1994, 1998, 2015.

119owner complaints
1recall campaigns
84service bulletins
5model years on record

Complaints by model year

Each bar is one model year. The most recent years are still collecting complaints.

’94’96’15’94’98

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026

Year by year

Model yearComplaintsRecallsBulletinsCrashes · fires
2015 C22090570 · 0
19982020 · 0
199631093 · 2
199553088 · 2
1994 C22024180 · 1

A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections

Most common problems

  • Electrical system64
  • Vehicle speed control14
  • Suspension10
  • Engine and engine cooling10
  • Structure7
  • Fuel/propulsion system7
  • Fuel system, gasoline6
  • Engine6

NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years

Recalls

1 campaigns cover the C220.

94V091000 · Vehicle speed control13 May 1994 · 1994

THE FACTORY INSTALLED CRUISE CONTROL LINKAGE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ADEQUATELY LUBRICATED, WHICH CAN CAUSE BINDING AND THE THROTTLE WILL NOT RETURN TO THE CLOSED POSITION WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS RELEASED.

NHTSA recalls