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2002 Mercedes-Benz C Class problems

NHTSA lists 31 complaints for the 2002 Mercedes-Benz C Class, 1 of them mention a crash and 2 mention a fire. 0 complaints mention an injury, with 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported.

Data build 2026-10-09.

NHTSA lists this vehicle as MERCEDES BENZ C CLASS.

At a glance

Complaints
31
With crash
1
With fire
2
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
2

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

Where the complaints are

Top systems
SystemComplaintsShare of this vehicle's complaints
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1032.3%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING516.1%
SEATS516.1%
SUSPENSION516.1%
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE412.9%
TIRES412.9%
POWER TRAIN39.7%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER39.7%
EQUIPMENT13.2%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING13.2%
Top subsystems
SystemSubsystemComplaints
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMINSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMWIRING1
EQUIPMENTAPPLIANCE1
EXTERIOR LIGHTINGHEADLIGHTS1
POWER TRAINAUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION1
STRUCTUREBODY1
SUSPENSIONFRONT1
TIRESSIDEWALL1
VISIBILITYGLASS, SIDE/REAR1

One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.

Model-generated complaint tags: This model year has not been tagged.

Recalls

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0 recalls.

Investigations

0 investigations; 0 open.

Manufacturer communications

2 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE1
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER1

10028147

Date: 2008-09-17. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER.

MERCEDES: REPLACING THE LONGITUDINAL MEMBER (LEFT AND RIGHT) BELOW THE MAIN FLOOR PANEL ON ALL MY 204 UP TO 12/31/07. (C300, C350, C300 4-MATIC, C63 AME). *PE

10025642

Date: 2008-03-28. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC).

MODEL 203 (C) SERIES FROM PRODUCTION 8/1/01 TO 2/1/03 AND MODEL 209 (CLK) SERIES UP TO PRODUCTION 2/1/03; ESP VISIT WORKSHOP WITH FAULT CODE C1185. *PE

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.

Other names NHTSA uses

None listed.

Matched NHTSA models

Matched labels and complaints
NHTSA model labelComplaints
C CLASS31

Same model, other years

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Other Mercedes-Benz models, 2002

Sources

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