Safety Score
94
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
30
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1996 Mercedes Benz C220.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | TAKATA RECALL; MAYBE. I WAS DRIVING ON FWY-405, HEADING SOUTH, IT WAS AROUND 4:00PM. I WAS GOING THE TRAFFIC SPEED. THE… |
| 2018-08-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WIRING THROUGHOUT VEHICLE IS INSULATED WITH A BIO-DEGRADABLE PLASTIC. SHORTING OUT OF IGNITION AND EMISSION LOOMS KILL … |
| 2017-01-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | CAR HAD UNEXPECTED ACCELLERATON DURING A ROUTINE LEFT HAND TURN IN AN INTERSECTION WITH A STOP LIGHT; PRESSING ON THE B… |
| 2015-08-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING ALL GAGES WENT CRAZY STARTED TO BACK FIRE AND DIED ON THE HIGHWAY SO I HAD A FRIEND PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY BA… |
| 2015-01-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY 1996 MERCEDES C220 HAS A DEFECTIVE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK IT TO MY MECHAN… |
| 2014-11-28 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | DURING BRAKE INSPECTION RIGHT FRONT LOWER SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM WAS OBSERVED TO BE ON VERGE OF FAILURE DUE TO INTERNAL… |
| 2014-11-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE WIRING HARNESS, AND THE TRANSMISSION WIRING HARNESS, AND THE IGNITION COIL HARNESS, DEGRADED TO THE POINT THERE … |
| 2014-09-01 | SUSPENSION | Yes | 0 | UPPER SPRING PERCH RUSTED AWAY FROM CAR CAUSING MY 16YEAR OLD SON TO CRASH. I BOUGHT THE 1996 C220 FOR HIM FOR SAFETY. … |
| 2012-01-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | RECENTLY THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE CAR. THE TEMPERATURE GAGE WAS SHOWING THE VEHICLE AS HEATING UP. THE TEMP WOULD RE… |
| 2011-11-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WIRING HARNESS DAMAGED CAUSING DECREASED PERFORMANCE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND LOWER FUEL ECONOMY. *TR |
| 2011-08-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING HOME, WHEN I HEARD THE SEAT BELT START SQUEAKING, THEN AFTER A WHILE I SMELLED SMOKE AND THEN SMOKE START… |
| 2011-08-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 MERCEDES C220. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE A SQUEAKING NOISE AND STAR… |
| 2011-03-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ENGINE WIRING HARNESS WIRE INSULATION IS BEGINNING TO BIODEGRADE AND CRUMBLE APART. CAR WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PASS EMISSI… |
| 2010-06-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE ACCELERATING THE MERCEDES C220 WILL SURGE, STALL AND CUT ENGINE POWER OR "CUT OUT". IDLE IS UNSTABLE. WIRING HARN… |
| 2010-05-03 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | CAR WENT DEAD. *TR |
| 2008-10-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE CAR IS VERY HARD TO START (DOESN'T FIRE IMMEDIATELY), THE IDLE SPEED RACES HIGHER AND LOWER WITHOUT DRIVER INPUT. … |
| 2008-09-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1996 MERCEDES BENZ. THE CAR LITERALLY SHUTS OFF ON THE ROAD. I HAVE REPLACED MAF AND O2 SENSORS REPEATEDLY TO … |
| 2008-08-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR SURGES, STALLS, IDLES ROUGH, AND ALSO REVS AT ABOUT 4000 RPM. TOOK TO REPAIR SHOP, WAS TOLD ELECTRICAL HARNESS WAS … |
| 2007-07-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | ENGINE KEEPS SHUTTING OFF WHILE ACCELERATING. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING SOMETIMES IN THE LEFT LANE AND… |
| 2007-04-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | 1996 MERCEDES C220 - WIRING HAS DETERIORATED TO THE POINT OF THE CAR NO LONGER RUNNING, BUT THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $108… |
| 2007-04-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | MY MERCEDES BENZ 220C WENT DEAD AT STOP LIGHT CAUSING DANGER TO WHO EVER WAS DRIVING. I TOOK AUTO TO MERCEDES DEALER WH… |
| 2007-01-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE SURGES UP AND DOWN. VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. *NM |
| 2006-06-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | SEVERE DEGRADATION OF THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS WHICH SHORTED OUT THE AIR MASS METER AND THROTTLE ACTUATOR. THE VEHICLE… |
| 2005-10-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | THE 1996 MERCEDES C220 HAD A DEFECTIVE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I SERVICED THE CAR. TH… |
| 2003-11-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | WIRING HARNESS ON A 1996 MERCEDES C220 WITH 74,000 MILES INTERMITTENTLY FAILING, AND CAUSING CAR TO STALL ON FREEWAY AN… |
| 1996-12-21 | PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE | No | 0 | EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE FAILED. |
| 1996-03-17 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | DOOR HANDLE FAILED. |
| — | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | GAS GAUGE FAILED. |
| — | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | FAILED PART WITHIN THE AIR CONDITIONER UNIT. |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | BRAKES FAILED. |