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vehicle
2023 / mercedes-benz / c-class
known issues
7 clusters (reviewed 2026-08-20)
complaints
25 on file (2023-05-04 → 2026-06-16)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
3 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
11520942 The contact stated that while traveling over a pedestrian crosswalk, the emergency braking mode was engaged. The accelerator pedal was applied but the vehicle failed to accelerate. The vehicle went into restricted mode. A Hyundai Elantra crashed into the rear of the vehicle
11524034 December 5, 2022, while driving on I-20 East in Atlanta, Georgia in the evening, at a speed of 15-20 mph my vehicle abruptly came to a stop in the middle of traffic with no warning and no action prompted by me while driving. There were vehicles positioned in front and behind my…
11735812 On multiple occasions, the vehicle has abruptly and violently applied the brakes and/or come to a near stop while I was driving on highways and side roads, even though there was nothing in front of me that should have triggered emergency braking
11532743 Major safety issue - PHANTOM BRAKING. On 2 separate occasions the vehicle engaged emergency braking while there was no apparent hazard. This phantom braking was very dangerous. This car has adaptive cruise control
Panoramic sunroof spontaneous shattering while drivingSTRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER3 complaints2024-08 → 2025-08c300-2023-panoramic-sunroof-shattering
11678947 My panoramic sunroof spontaneously exploded while driving down the highway, no external impact was made. The glass exploded from the inside out. It made a loud boom, it startled me on the highway resulted me to swerving on the road, which would have put me and other drivers at…
11662742 While driving at 60mph my panoramic sunroof completely shattered. Nothing at all hit the sunroof to cause it to shatter. If my sunshade cover had not been on, the glass would have fallen on me while operating my vehicle
11606333 While driving on the highway I had decided to tilt my sunroof open. When it opened the sunroof completely cracked/shattered discarding tiny particles of glass all over me. There were no previous compromising cracks nor did anything hit my pano sunroof causing this to happen
Tire sidewall failure and abnormal wearTIRES:SIDEWALL3 complaints2023-07 → 2024-09c300-2023-tire-sidewall-failure
11543206 while driving at approximately 40 MPH, the driver's side tire exploded. The contact stated that a "0 PSI driver side front tire" warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that he observed that the driver's side tire had a portion blown out on the sidewall of the tire
11744607 At only 10,167 miles, one tire required replacement due to abnormal wear. At only 22,780 miles, all 4 tires required full replacement for the same reason. In total 5 tires have been replaced within 22,780 miles, strongly suggesting an underlying vehicle defect (alignment…
11596594 The electrical wiring harness of my vehicle completely caught fire making my vehicle stopped working. Manufacture warranty refuses to acknowledge this as an ongoning issue with this models and forcing me to pay for my own repairs this is a danger to anyone driving this vehicle
11555944 The (Automatic Folding Side View Folding Mirrors before resolution) Malfunctioned 3 separate times before being fixed. During that time the (Cooling System Malfunction Reduced Drive Performance Service Required), displayed 2 separate Unknown Dates on the Dashboard Screen
Passenger side mirror position non-return from reverseVISIBILITY/WIPER1 complaints2025-11 → 2025-11c300-2023-passenger-mirror-reverse-malfunction
11699593 When going into Reverse the passenger side mirror angles down to see curbs. When putting back into Drive it should be going back up to normal angle, but 20% of the time it does not go back up. If you're driving in the dark you may not know it's reverted back up and get into a…
Engine stall and check engine light during operationENGINE1 complaints2023-08 → 2023-08c300-2023-engine-stall-water-pump
11540331 while reversing, the check engine warning light illuminated and the vehicle lost motive power, stalled and shutoff. The contact was able to restart the vehicle, but had the vehicle towed to the dealer. The dealer stated that no cause for the failure was found but updated the…
Vehicle rollaway while parked on gradePOWER TRAIN, SERVICE BRAKES1 complaints2024-03 → 2024-03c300-2023-rollaway-parking
11577612 On 2/17/24 the vehicle was parked in front of my house. There is a slight grade. The vehicle had been parked for approximately 1 hour when my neighbor called me to tell me that the vehicle had rolled down the hill and into his storage building. The vehicle rolled on its own
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2023 Mercedes-Benz C-Class vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2023/mercedes-benz/c-class
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author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2023 Mercedes-Benz C-Class},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2023/mercedes-benz/c-class}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
