The Used Car Index

2012 Mercedes-Benz B246 problems

No complaints are listed for the 2012 Mercedes-Benz B246. NHTSA's API and bulk file list none in this build.

Data build 2026-10-09.

NHTSA lists this vehicle as MERCEDES-BENZ B246.

At a glance

Complaints
0
With crash
0
With fire
0
With injury (complaints)
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Recalls
0
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
Unavailable
Investigations
0
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
79

Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.

Model-generated complaint tags: No complaints are listed for tagging.

Recalls

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0 recalls.

Investigations

0 investigations; 0 open.

Manufacturer communications

79 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
EQUIPMENT29
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM23
POWER TRAIN9
STEERING6
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING4
AIR BAGS3
SEATS3
ENGINE2

10162197

Date: 2019-05-22. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

"High-voltage battery warning message" in instrument cluster

10160622

Date: 2019-04-02. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

Audio 20: Apple CarPlay displays pixelated image

10155129

Date: 2019-02-05. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT.

Audio 20: Apple CarPlay displays pixelated image

10154028

Date: 2019-01-30. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT.

Audio 20: Apple CarPlay displays pixelated image

10154026

Date: 2019-01-23. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT.

Audio 20: Apple CarPlay displays pixelated image

10154010

Date: 2019-01-15. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.

Engine diagnosis warning lamp activated - Fault code P012800

10152001

Date: 2018-08-21. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

NTG5*1, Audio 20 - after ECO start/stop, USB music stick is reloaded and music playback begins at track 1.

10151995

Date: 2018-08-15. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: AIR BAGS.

Supplemental restraint system (SRS) lamp in instrument cluster lights up; fault code B000213 and/or B000113 is logged in the SRS control unit

10151962

Date: 2018-07-25. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT, STEERING.

Plastic element on release lever of manual steering column adjuster loose.

10151963

Date: 2018-07-23. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

Info-Call/S24H-Call/MB Contact: Change of language setting at customer request

Notes on this record

  • Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
  • System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
  • Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
  • A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.
  • NHTSA's complaints API and bulk file list no complaint for this make, model and model year in this data build.

Other names NHTSA uses

None listed.

Matched NHTSA models

Matched labels and complaints
NHTSA model labelComplaints
B2460

Same model, other years

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Other Mercedes-Benz models, 2012

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