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2012 Mercedes-Benz C180 Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Oct 12, 2020
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2012 Mercedes-Benz C180, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Electrical1100.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Electrical

Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories.

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From owner reports, verbatim

PARKED CAR IN STRIP MALL TO BUY LUNCH & TURNED OFF IGNITION.LOCKED CAR. RETURNED, OPEN D DOOR WITH KEYLESS ENTRY BUT CAR WOULD NOT START. TRIED WITH KEY. STILL WOULD NOT START. CALL AAA FOR JUMP. CAR WOULD NO START-DIDN'T NEED JUMP-BATTERY OK. KEY IN IGNITION BUT CAR WOULD NOT START. ALL BATTERIES WORKING IN KEY. HAD TO GET TOW TO TAKE CAR TO DEALERSHIP. MERCEDES SENT A TECHNICIAN TO GIVE ME A JUST, TOLD I DIDN'T NEED IT. TECH FOULS THAT OUT WHEN HE TRIES TO JUMP CAR. NOTHING HAPPENED BECAUSE CAN'T TURN ON IGNITION OR PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL. HAD TO WAIT 4 HRS FOR A TOW WITH A BACK LIFT ( I PARKED FRONT END FIRST. REAR FACING PARKING LOT. (4 TOW TRUCKS DISPATCHED BUT WHEN THEY SPOKE TO ME I TOLD THEM, LIKE I TOLD THE PERSON WHO DISPATCHED THEM THAT MY CAR WAS PARKED WITH REAR FACING PARKING LOT.) STILL WAITING TO FIND OUT WHY CAR WOULD NOT START WITH KEY. EVERYTHING ELSE WORKING.

NHTSA ID 11363941 · filed Oct 12, 2020

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

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.

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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