Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Our database contains no NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2023 Mercedes-Benz C Class. 2 manufacturer communications are on file.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
No recalls in our database for this model year
That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
No owner complaints recorded for this model year
Either none have been filed with NHTSA, or this vehicle is too new for reports to have accumulated.
A bulletin sent by a manufacturer to its dealers. Not a recall, and repairs are not necessarily free.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
Complaint Tailgate opens unintentionally. Cause Accidental or unnoticed activation of the button to open the tailgate on the vehicle key. E.g. when stored in trouser pocket, handbag etc. Remedy As of the 6th generation, the vehicle key can be recoded so that the tailgate no longer opens as a result of a long press on the button, but by double-clicking on the button instead.
STEERING
Complaint Power steering unavailable following engine start, warning message in instrument cluster. Fault codes in electric power steering control unit (N68). Fault code details/freeze frame data of the fault codes show the following values: P063500: "The electric power steering has a malfunction. There is a component fault." - Mon_ID 40 P063547: "The electric power steering has a malfunction. There is a runtime error." - Mon_ID 33 P063509: "The electric power steering has a malfunction. _" - Mon_ID 938 Cause Software error when starting the electric power steering control unit (N68). Remedy Perform software update of electric power steering, control unit N68. Please also observe the guided check in XENTRY Diagnosis!
Manufacturers file copies of the bulletins they send to dealers with NHTSA. These often describe diagnostic or repair procedures for a known condition. They are not recalls: repairs described in a bulletin are usually only free if the vehicle is still under warranty or the manufacturer has extended coverage.
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.