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Fuel systemPart report

2013 Mercedes-Benz C250 Fuel system Problems

Complaints
29about this part
Share
10%of 278 total for the year
Median mileage
55,000miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 29 complaints about the fuel system of the 2013 Mercedes-Benz C250, 10% of the 278 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 55,000 miles.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“I was driving on the freeway i10 I was doing 65 MPH I try to pass a car so I accelerated the car but the car was not getting the power and my check engine light came on so I safely pull out of the freeway and inspected the car with a scanner and it showed a code so I search in google and it appears a failure of the high pressure fuel pump, I managed to take the car to my house disconnected the battery and the check engine light disappeared but the RPM's where irregular and the acceleration was failing more often. …”

NHTSA complaint #11385780, filed 2020-12, 90,000 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

“When driving uphill at 30mph the car slows down and takes a second to accelerate. When I press on the gas I have to floor it to get the car going faster.”

NHTSA complaint #11324559, filed 2020-05, 65,000 miles

“I was on I-95 and the car just started shaking and would not accelerate,very dangerous. The car also has a dangerous lag when trying to accelerate. I was trying to accelerate making a u turn to on coming traffic and the car wouldn't accelerate nearly causing a catastrophic life threatening accident. I have had my car at the dealership for 3 months trying to fix the problem and to date every time I get it back the same thing happens. My paperwork is with my car that has been at the dealership since for 3 months.”

NHTSA complaint #11076899, filed 2018-03, 79,000 miles

“My fuel pump originally was diagnosed as faulty in october 2017 ordered from mercedes benz of sa which was stated by the eta provided. Upon calling back they were unable to get a eta on my fuel pump which has my car running horrible and smelling like gas but is my only car. It has been over 4 months since situation upon calling today no eta has been given or updated they voiced its on international back-order everywhere you call if an item like this isn't available there is a serious safety issues and recall needed immediately to hold mercedes responsible. …”

NHTSA complaint #11063558, filed 2018-01, 60,000 miles

Related service bulletins

Fuel system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2014117%
20132910%
2012187%

Other parts of the 2013 Mercedes-Benz C250

Air bags
163 complaints
Engine
46 complaints
Other or unknown
19 complaints
Steering
19 complaints
Electrical system
14 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
14 complaints
Body and structure
11 complaints
Suspension
5 complaints
Vehicle speed control
5 complaints
Brakes
4 complaints
Seat belts
4 complaints
Electronic 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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