2012 Mercedes-Benz C250
Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-10 | 17V017000 |
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE | 104,119 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-11 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | -The steering wheel and brake locked up and became unusable while driving at approximately 75mph. Cruise control was en… |
| 2025-08-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Mercedes-Benz C250. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was an… |
| 2025-03-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The model/year Mercedes-Benz are well known for experiencing this/these particular issues. My research has shown that … |
| 2025-02-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Mercedes-Benz. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the Check Engine and H… |
| 2024-12-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:INTERLOCK/LOCKOUT | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Mercedes-Benz C250. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the anti-lock theft preven… |
| 2024-11-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | I got stranded in the middle of the street my vehicle does not crank steering lock so I had my vehicle towed into the M… |
| 2024-11-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Lost of drive power and the vehicle steering wheel locked on my mercedes from a damaged malfunctioning steering lock ac… |
| 2024-09-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1. The car radio, blue-tooth, speakers, sound, car remote sound. Happened after a battery change by AAA - unsure if it'… |
| 2024-09-08 | SEATS | No | 0 | Active headrest on front passenger seat forcefully deployed without any collision or impact occurring. It happened duri… |
| 2024-07-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | During hard acceleration the high-pressure fuel pump fails. I've never had to replace this part on any other car that … |
| 2024-05-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? As I started my car… |
| 2024-05-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE, HAS THE ENGINE MAKING NOISE ,WHEN STARTING,, THE LIFTERS RATTLE...I WAS TOLD TO CHECK WITH MERCEDES BENZ FO… |
| 2023-10-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 1) cranshaft and camshaft position sensors, timing problems and it has to be replaced this is a common damage in Merced… |
| 2023-07-27 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | While trying to pass big rig on freeway my car went into lymph mode and stalled causing the car behind me to brake and … |
| 2023-06-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | on 6/20/23 I was driving this vehicle on the 5 freeway north bound exit 102 in Washington. i found myself travelling at… |
| 2023-03-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Popping sounds and smoke from center dash and right rear speaker. Center speaker magnet extremely hot to the touch. |
| 2023-02-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2014 Mercedes-Benz C250. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH, there was an abnormal frequency so… |
| 2023-02-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Mercedes-Benz C250. The contact stated that she noticed that the air bag warning light was illu… |
| 2023-01-13 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HANDLE:EXTERIOR | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Mercedes-Benz C250. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the vehicle started very rou… |
| 2022-10-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Faulty camshaft adjusters creating timing chain to stretch and tensioners to fail , causing excessive wear to the crank… |
| 2022-09-05 | STEERING | No | 0 | The esl/eis failed. Turned car off and after coming back to try and turn it on, it didn't work. Steering wheel was lo… |
| 2022-06-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AUTO IS LESS THAN 100K MILES EXCELLENT CONDITION HAD THE TURBO GASKET GO BAD ON THE AUTO. OIL LEAKING IN THE MAIN ENGI… |
| 2022-05-02 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Major rust in the welded joints of the Steel subframe. Long crack development along the seams, could have led to catast… |
| 2022-01-20 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2012 C250 has a known defect with high pressure fuel pump. I personally have had an intermittent issue where vehicle wi… |
| 2022-01-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The engine in my car died and after inspection by a Mercedes mechanic they concluded the failure was caused by faulty … |
| 2021-12-22 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to file a formal complaint against the Fletcher Jones Mercedes-Benz franchise located in … |
| 2021-12-22 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to file a formal complaint against the Fletcher Jones Mercedes-Benz franchise located in … |
| 2021-12-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Electronic Steering Lock (ESL) fails and your key fob nor your keyless go button will function, rendering your car unab… |
| 2021-11-13 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | When accelerating to pass a vehicle the check engine light comes on and there is loss power. When this happens there is… |
| 2021-11-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Mercedes-Benz C250. The contact stated that while driving at 50 MPH, the check engine warning l… |
| 2021-08-09 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I was driving my 2012 Mercedes C250 through an intersection on 08/09/2021 when I first heard clunking noises in the rea… |
| 2021-07-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Brakes failed to deploy, randomly, during recent trip; VERY DANGEROUS; pressed brakes, would NOT engage and car kept mo… |
| 2021-06-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 2012 Mercedes C250 caught fire with no warning. Drove about 5 miles to the store and parked the car. A passerby said … |
| 2021-03-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHEN ACCELERATING TO PASS ON HIGHWAY CAR SUDDENLY GOES INTO LIMP MODE AND LOSSES POWER THIS IS DANGEROUS AT 70 PLUS MIL… |
| 2020-12-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE SINCE I PURCHASED IT. STARTING WITH ME NOT HAVING ENOUGH POWER FROM A START, … |
| 2020-12-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | AT ABOUT 40,000 MILES THE PARKING BRAKE BEGAN STICKING AND WAS DIFFICULT TO RELEASE. THIS WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. … |
| 2020-11-11 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY MERCEDES HAS A RECALL FOR THE TAKATA AIR BAGS. I DO NOT LIVE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO A MERCEDES DEALERSHIP. I HAVE … |
| 2020-11-07 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | PLEASE ALLOW THIS TO SERVE AS A LIMITED NOTICE TO I) MERCEDES-BENZ AG, II) MBUSA AND III) DAIMLER AG OF A NEW TAKATA AI… |
| 2020-09-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I purchased this 2012 C250 Mercedes from Carmax of Waldorf on 04/26/2017, with 20,046 miles on it. I informed Carmax t… |
| 2020-08-31 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 2012 C250 PURCHASED NEW FROM A DEALER. RATTLING ON STARTING ENGINE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. SPOKE WITH MY MECHANIC… |
| 2020-08-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING A OF MAYBE TEN MINUTES ON THE HIGHWAY . AS SOON AS I WAS OFF THE HIGHWAY ; THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED W… |
| 2020-08-04 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | P0002 FUEL VOLUME REGULATOR CONTROL CIRCUIT RANGE/PERFORMANCE MERCEDES C250, IF I'M EXPERIENCING A LACK OF POWER WHEN … |
| 2020-07-15 | TIRES | No | 0 | TIRE BRAND: SUMITOMO TIRE LINE: HTR A/S P02 TIRE SIZE: 225/40R18 92W COMPONENT: BUBBLE IN TREAD AREA, NOT SIDEWALL … |
| 2020-06-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | IN A MERCEDES BENZ C250 2012-2014 THERE HAS BEEN MANY REPORTS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES WHERE CAMSHAFT ADJUSTERS+TIMING … |
| 2020-04-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 MERCEDES BENZ C250. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMB… |
| 2020-04-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 MERCEDES-BENZ C250. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMB… |
| 2020-02-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND I HAD IT CHECKED BY A MECHANIC, THE OBC CODE WAS P0340 CAMSHAFT ADJUSTE… |
| 2020-01-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | COLD ENGINE VEHICLE JERKING I TOOK IT TO MERCEDES OF FORT MYERS FL AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM… |
| 2020-01-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND UPON QUICK ACCELERATION THE CAR MISFIRES AND BEGINS TO SHAKE. ALSO HAVING WATER COME THR… |
| 2019-12-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAGS NOT REPLACED! |