1996 Mercedes-Benz C220 Fuel system Problems
- Complaints
- 5about this part
- Share
- 16%of 31 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 94,655miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the fuel system of the 1996 Mercedes-Benz C220, 16% of the 31 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 94,655 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Car had unexpected accelleraton during a routine left hand turn in an intersection with a stop light; pressing on the brake did not stop the forward accelleration, crashed into a wall, occurred downtown, early evening, no other vehicles or pedestrians hit; driver injured. Driver not under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Brakes serviced recently.”
NHTSA complaint #10948376, filed 2017-01, 110,000 miles“Was driving all gages went crazy started to back fire and died on the highway so I had a friend pull off the highway back to the shop the shop said the wiring haress was degraded and it cost 2,700 dollar to fix the sad thing is this car only has 30,000 mile's”
NHTSA complaint #10780157, filed 2015-10, 30,000 miles“Engine wiring harness, and the transmission wiring harness, and the ignition coil harness, degraded to the point there are inches and inches of bare wires touching and shorting which causes the engine to quit. All three separate harness which reside with other harness which have not degraded. The engine quit on the freeway in rush hour traffic and nearly caused several accidents at 65 miles per hour. Repair shop want $3500 to change out the three harness with no assurance that the problem will not come back.”
NHTSA complaint #10664150, filed 2014-12, 94,655 milesFuel system: other model years
Other parts of the 1996 Mercedes-Benz C220
17 complaintsEngine cooling
4 complaintsBrakes
3 complaintsAir bags
2 complaintsEngine
2 complaintsBody and structure
2 complaintsSuspension
2 complaintsVehicle speed control
2 complaintsElectronic stability control
1 complaintsEquipment
1 complaintsSeat belts
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1996 Mercedes-Benz C220
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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