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2002 Mercedes Benz 240

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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26Owner complaints

Model-year median: 1

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Electrical System
7Fuel System, Gasoline
4Power Train
4Air Bags
3Engine And Engine Cooling
3
All reported categories
Equipment
3Service Brakes, Hydraulic
3Vehicle Speed Control
3Structure
2Visibility
2Back Over Prevention
1Electronic Stability Control
1Exterior Lighting
1Latches/locks/linkages
1Seats
1Suspension
1Unknown Or Other
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 11 of 26 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Electrical System. Review the 7 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Power Train. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

5 crash reports1 fire reports4 injury reports

Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints

3 reports
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Mileage unknown · Oct 25, 2002
Air BagsElectronic Stability ControlEquipment

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FROM FIRST GEAR TO SECOND GEAR LATE AT TIMES. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ODI #568048

Mileage unknown · Mar 21, 2002
Service Brakes, HydraulicCrash

I WAS IN A SMAL ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP PROPERLY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND LITTLE DAMAGE TO THE BUMPER OF MY CAR. THE BRAKE PRESSURE SENSOR FAULTED AND THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE PRESSURE SENSOR ON THE MASTER CYLINDER. ON 3/20/02 THE SAME MESSAGE OF FAILURE HAS APPEAREDWITH 2500 MILES ON THE NEW C240

NHTSA ODI #759634

Mileage unknown · Feb 21, 2002
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

BAS ESP MALFUNCTION AND SHUTDOWN REPEATEDLY. *AK

NHTSA ODI #758457

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.