2015 Mercedes-Benz C300 Exterior lighting Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 0%of 381 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2015 Mercedes-Benz C300, 0% of the 381 complaints for this model year. 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.
“1. A faint smell of fuel, occasionally, external of vehicle. 2. The headlights has a water fog mist inside of headlight lens. 3. The seats and car interior cracks easily. (Seats, arm rest and dashboard) etc.”
NHTSA complaint #11550450, filed 2023-10Related recalls
- 15V087000Feb 11, 2015Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain model year 2015 C300 and C400 vehicles manufactured from June 18, 2014, through September 5, 2014, that…Covers: Mercedes-Benz C300 2015, C400 2015
Related service bulletins
- 11031580Apr 16, 2026Complaint Headlamp, front fog lamp leaky or fogged. Cause Fogging of the headlamps is a natural phenomenon, which can occur under certain climatic conditions. It does not lead to…
- 11029959Mar 9, 2026Complaint Headlamp, front fog lamp leaky or fogged Cause Fogging of the headlamps is a natural phenomenon, which can occur under certain climatic conditions. It does not lead to…
- 11029025Feb 24, 2026Complaint Headlamp, front fog lamp leaky or fogged Cause Fogging of the headlamps is a natural phenomenon, which can occur under certain climatic conditions. It does not lead to…
- 11017500Apr 28, 2025Complaint Headlamps leaking or fogged Cause The fogging of the headlamp is a natural phenomenon which can occur under certain climatic conditions. In contrast to a leaky…
- 11017496Apr 28, 2025Complaint Headlamp, front fog lamp leaky or fogged Cause Fogging of the headlamps is a natural phenomenon, which can occur under certain climatic conditions. It does not lead to…
- 11015574Mar 11, 2025Complaint The message "Device detected at diagnostics connection See Owner’s Manual" appears sporadically in the multifunction display of the instrument cluster while driving…
- 11010494Nov 13, 2024Complaint Rear lamps fogged up/not leaktight. Cause Fogging of the rear lamps is a natural phenomenon, which can occur under certain climatic conditions. This does not lead to…
- 11007974Sep 21, 2024Complaint Headlamps leaking or fogged Cause The fogging of the headlamp is a natural phenomenon which can occur under certain climatic conditions. In contrast to a leaky…
- 11008323Sep 10, 2024Complaint Headlamps fogged or droplets forming. Cause Due to its outlet openings, the headlamp is an "open system". This means that acidic gases, moisture, dirt and exhaust gases…
- 11007753Sep 10, 2024Complaint Headlamp or front fog lamp leaky or fogged Cause Fogging of the headlamps is a natural phenomenon, which can occur under certain climatic conditions. It does not lead…
Exterior lighting: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 4% |
| 2019 | 1 | 1% |
| 2018 | 2 | 2% |
| 2016 | 4 | 1% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0% |
| 2013 | 3 | 1% |
| 2012 | 4 | 2% |
| 2011 | 20 | 4% |
| 2010 | 48 | 11% |
| 2009 | 118 | 20% |
| 2008 | 108 | 16% |
Other parts of the 2015 Mercedes-Benz C300
127 complaintsFuel system
70 complaintsOther or unknown
63 complaintsBody and structure
60 complaintsElectrical system
50 complaintsSteering
23 complaintsSuspension
22 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
20 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
16 complaintsAir bags
12 complaintsBrakes
9 complaintsForward collision avoidance
8 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2015 Mercedes-Benz C300
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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