2013 Mercedes-Benz C250 Electrical system Problems
- Complaints
- 14about this part
- Share
- 5%of 278 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 71,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 14 complaints about the electrical system of the 2013 Mercedes-Benz C250, 5% of the 278 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 71,500 miles. 1 a fire, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
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.
“The day in which my car stopped working, prior my vehicle was operating properly no issues presented. The ignition started without any interruptions or issues. I drove my car to various locations the day I encountered my issues. I went out to my car which was stationary, parked at my residence and pressed the push start button and it would not power on. After numerous attempts, I called aaa roadside assistance to check if it could possibly be my battery, but to our surprise the battery was perfectly fine. …”
NHTSA complaint #11281597, filed 2019-11, 136,478 miles“I was on the 99 freeway driving normal speed and hit brakes to take the denair exit. The car sped up! Like turbo power! The speedometer was at 90 MPH as I flew through a red light at top of the ramp! I had to continue down ramp back on freeway. Pushing and pushing on brakes but nothing happened! Next ramp was a bit steeper , so tried again to slow car down! It started to slow and I was able to put car in neutral as it came to stop and I powered the car off. I was approximately 50 miles from home and had to be towed to mercedes of stockton. …”
NHTSA complaint #11365575, filed 2020-10, 114,000 miles“My car burnt yesterday morning on my way to work, no warning, nothing noted. Just started smoking and then flames came up and burn the whole front end”
NHTSA complaint #11046069, filed 2017-11, 5 miles“I have a hum device on my vehicle and it shows that I have a code p0002 fuel volume regulator control circuit range performance. My mercedes benz c class 250 has only 44614 miles, when I bought it had 36.+ miles, if it wasn't for the divorce that I have on the vehicle I probably won't know until the car brake down. When I'm driving the car seems to loose power then it accelerates like it hit turbo power. My mechanic advise me to get in touch with you and see if you can advise me on what to do with it, because it shouldn't be happening. Thank an advance for your assistance. …”
NHTSA complaint #11114736, filed 2018-07, 44,600 miles“As I sat in my vehicle waiting for the traffic light. I felt a sudden hit on my head. At that moment I was confused, and thought someone had rear ended me. So like anybody would, I pulled over only to find out that the headrest on my 2013 Mercedes Benz C250 had came apart. It seems like the plastic inside tore apart from the springs causing pressure for it to deploy.”
NHTSA complaint #11430950, filed 2021-08Related recalls
- 17V177000Mar 14, 2017Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2016 AMG GT-S, GLC300, CLA250 and GLE300d 4Matic vehicles, 2013 C250, E350 BlueTec and G63 AMG vehicles…Covers: Mercedes-Benz C250 2013, C300 2008–2016, E350 2012–2016 +13 more
Related service bulletins
- 11036190Aug 6, 2026Complaint A popup is seen on the HU with the message "data connection temporarily not available". Potentially affected functionalities in NTG4.5, NTG5 1.Weather 2.Local Search…
- 11020872Jul 16, 2025Complaint Commissioning not possible after replacement of TRANSMISSION 722.9 or of electrohydraulic controller unit (EHS) or of repair kit controller unit (VGS). Cause The wrong…
- 11017119Apr 21, 2025Complaint A popup is seen on the HU with the message "data connection temporarily not available". Potentially affected functionalities in NTG4.5, NTG5 1.Weather 2.Local Search…
- 11015640Mar 5, 2025Complaint During a phone call, the called party has difficulty understanding/cannot understand the driver, or interference/background noises are audible to the called party…
- 11008091Sep 28, 2024Complaint During a phone call, the called party has difficulty understanding/cannot understand the driver, or interference/background noises are audible to the called party…
- 11006658Aug 10, 2024Mercedes-Benz AG ("MBAG"), the manufacturer of Mercedes-Benz vehicles, has determined that on certain Model Year (“MY”) C-Class, E-Class, S-Class, G-Class, CL, CLS, ML, GL, GLE…
- 10207198Jan 27, 2022Complaint The garage door hand transmitter cannot be initialized with the integrated garage door opener in the inside rearview mirror. Cause 1. The integrated garage door opener…
- 10207199Jan 9, 2022Complaint The range of the integrated garage door opener (GTO) is too short. Cause 1. Vehicles equipped with infrared windows and/or a heated windshield may suffer from…
- 10205790Aug 2, 2021After starting the engine, the instrument cluster shows the "EBD not available, diagnosis/test stand" message in yellow.
- 10187793Jan 7, 2021Mercedes-Benz AG (?MBAG?), the manufacturer of Mercedes-Benz, has determined that on certain Model Year (?MY?) 2013-2017 B-Class, C-Class, CLA-Class, CLS-Class, E-Class, G-Class…
Electrical system: other model years
Other parts of the 2013 Mercedes-Benz C250
163 complaintsEngine
46 complaintsFuel system
29 complaintsOther or unknown
19 complaintsSteering
19 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
14 complaintsBody and structure
11 complaintsSuspension
5 complaintsVehicle speed control
5 complaintsBrakes
4 complaintsSeat belts
4 complaintsElectronic stability control
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2013 Mercedes-Benz C250
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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