2013 Mercedes-Benz C250 Other or unknown Problems
- Complaints
- 19about this part
- Share
- 7%of 278 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 55,425miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 19 complaints about the other or unknown of the 2013 Mercedes-Benz C250, 7% of the 278 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 55,425 miles. 2 a fire, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“As I was driving on the freeway, I heard and explosion followed by a rain sound, my sunroof had exploded and the glass can back down. Nothing hit the sun roof, the glass was pointing out, it actually exploded. After research I found this is common in mercedes and I had no idea that something like this was even possible. I have had the car for only 3 months.”
NHTSA complaint #10670568, filed 2015-01, 22,000 miles“On 1/29/17 we awoke to the smell of smoke coming from our garage. Upon opening the inside door to our garage, we discovered the entire garage was on fire. Subsequent investigations resulted in an unknown cause. However the fire was centered around the left rear of the vehicle and the left rear door was found open/ajar? The car had been parked in the garage for over 24 hours prior and as recently as 9pm the night before all was well when I visited the garage?”
NHTSA complaint #10954982, filed 2017-02, 25,500 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“I was driving to colorado from texas going north on highway 285 about 15 miles out of clines corners when my moon roof just exploded. Glass went everywhere and I quickly swerved off the road. There were no cars around that would have been capable of throwing up debris of any kind. I have subsequently done research to find that it is almost impossible for rocks or debris to break a moon roof. This seems to be a semi-common problem however I am struggling at the moment to get mercedes to cover the repairs.”
NHTSA complaint #10721728, filed 2015-05, 60,850 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 milesOther or unknown: other model years
Other parts of the 2013 Mercedes-Benz C250
163 complaintsEngine
46 complaintsFuel system
29 complaintsSteering
19 complaintsElectrical system
14 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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