2020 Mercedes-Benz C 300

Safety Score
87
Safe
Recalls
2
Complaints
27
NCAP Stars

Recalls (2)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2021-07-02 21V509000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS 1,467 Details
2020-02-07 20V068000 COMMUNICATION 239 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2026-01-10 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 points: ⸻ While driving, the vehicle displays the warning “Active Brake Assist Functions Limited – See Operator’s Man…
2025-12-26 AIR BAGS No 0 I purchased this vehicle on December 26, 2025 from an authorized Mercedes-Benz dealership. Shortly after the purchase, …
2025-10-09 ENGINE No 0 I am reporting a catastrophic repeat engine failure on my 2020 Mercedes-Benz C300. On October 9, 2025, with 26,589 mile…
2025-10-03 ENGINE No 0 I purchased this 2020 Mercedes-Benz C300 only two months ago and have driven it less than 3,000 miles. The Carfax repor…
2025-07-24 STRUCTURE No 0 The contact owns a 2020 Mercedes-Benz C300. The contact stated that a section of the roof near the top of the windshiel…
2025-05-21 STEERING No 0 Over the past month, my 2020 Mercedes-Benz C300 has been experiencing unexpected and increasingly concerning issues wit…
2025-03-27 ENGINE No 0 I own a 2020 Mercedes-Benz C300, and the check engine light recently came on. The vehicle has only around 27,000 miles…
2025-03-11 VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY No 0 Sunroof is not closing
2024-12-27 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 THE COMPONENT THAT IS MALFUCTIONING IS THE COVERTABLE TOP OF MY 2020 C300 CABRIOLET MERCESDES BENZ. THE STRINGS/CORDS…
2024-11-14 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 Roof panel is peeling and rattling loose. I’m afraid it will come off like the other C-300s that were recalled for thei…
2024-05-13 POWER TRAIN No 0 My wife was driving our 2020 Mercedes Benz C300 coupe near our house and the engine light came on. Then the car could …
2024-03-16 ENGINE No 0 Cylinder head is defective. Service advisor told me it was a known issue in which exhaust valves within cylinder head a…
2024-02-03 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 The issue is that the trunk lid closes abruptly and unintentionally. On Saturday, February 3, 2024, as I was putting a …
2023-06-12 VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY No 0 The contact owns a 2020 Mercedes-Benz C300. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH, the sunroof exploded without impac…
2022-10-20 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 The component that failed was the fuel injector and spark plug. A few months prior to this incident, I was making a lef…
2022-07-06 BACK OVER PREVENTION Yes 0 The contact owns a 2020 Mercedes-Benz C300. The contact was reversing out of her driveway at 3 MPH, the contact was usi…
2022-04-08 BACK OVER PREVENTION Yes 0 The contact owns a 2020 Mercedes-Benz C300. The contact stated that suddenly the vehicle's sensors were illuminating an…
2021-12-31 FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING Yes 1 Automatic emergency braking system & forward collision warning. I experienced a medical emergency and blacked out, hit…
2021-07-17 AIR BAGS No 1 On July 17, 2021 I was driving at the posted rate of speed down I-275 Southbound here in Michigan. All of the sudden an…
2021-07-02 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 My car has failed to accelerate after being stopped. The first time, I was attempting to enter a shopping center parki…
2021-06-25 STEERING Yes 2 While driving on the turnpike without warning my steering locked and I lost control of my car.
2020-12-31 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS, I HAVE RECEIVED AN AUDITABLE WARNING, AND A RED LIGHT ON THE DASH THAT DISAPPEARS AS QUICKLY …
2020-12-01 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 THE FUEL SMELL IS COMING FROM THE RUBBER FUEL, THEY ARE NOT COVER BY MY CPO- WARRANTY ( 3000 USD PAID PACKAGE). I FOUND…
2020-09-24 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR HANDLE WAS FRACTURED INTERNAL AND UNAB…
2020-08-29 ENGINE No 0 MY 2016 C300 (IN-LINE 4 TURBO, "PETROL" WITH 241HP) AT 55K MILES HAD 1ST CYLINDER CRACKED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, AND…
2020-07-10 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 MERCEDES BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, THE VEHI…
2020-04-06 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Yes 0 The contact owns a 2020 Mercedes-Benz C300. The contact stated that her son was driving at an undisclosed speed when an…