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1994 Mercedes Benz C220

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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24Owner complaints

Model-year median: 27.5

1Recall 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
17Vehicle Speed Control
6Fuel System, Gasoline
3Electronic Stability Control (esc)
1Engine
1
All reported categories
Engine And Engine Cooling
1Fuel/propulsion System
1Seat Belts
1Unknown Or Other
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 15 of 24 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 17 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports1 fire reports0 injury reports

Fuel System, Gasoline complaints

3 reports
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200,000 miles · Nov 16, 2007
Electrical SystemFuel System, Gasoline

MY 1994 MERCEDES C220 VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STOP RUNNING DURING A 120 MILE TRIP AT 10 PM. DURING COLD WEATHER MY PREGNANT WIFE AND I WERE LUCKY TO HAVE A SIGNAL ON OUR CELL PHONE WE CONTACTED AAA HAD TO WAIT 1 HOUR FINALLY VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE NEXT DAY A MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND HE ATTRIBUTED THE PROBLEM TO AN INJE…

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MY 1994 MERCEDES C220 VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STOP RUNNING DURING A 120 MILE TRIP AT 10 PM. DURING COLD WEATHER MY PREGNANT WIFE AND I WERE LUCKY TO HAVE A SIGNAL ON OUR CELL PHONE WE CONTACTED AAA HAD TO WAIT 1 HOUR FINALLY VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE NEXT DAY A MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND HE ATTRIBUTED THE PROBLEM TO AN INJECTORS WIRE HARNESS THAT LOST INSULATING CAPACITY CAUSING WIRES TO TOUCH EACH OTHER CREATING A CIRCUIT SHORT AND FUEL INJECTORS MALFUNCTION. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10209154

Mileage unknown · May 9, 2002
Electrical SystemFuel System, GasolineVehicle Speed Control

VEHICLE STALLS MOSTLY WHILE USING CRUISE CONTROL AROUND 40 MPH. DEALER HAS REPLACED COMPUTER AND RELAY TO FUEL PUMP/ FUEL PUMP. AND VARIOUS OTHER PARTS. HAS NOT REMEDIED THE PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ODI #8009501

Mileage unknown · Mar 1, 1999
Fuel System, Gasoline

ENGINE DIED ABRUPTLY WHILE VEHICLE GOING AT 65 MPH.

NHTSA ODI #703886

Official recalls

1

94V091000 · Vehicle Speed Control

May 13, 1994

THE FACTORY INSTALLED CRUISE CONTROL LINKAGE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ADEQUATELY LUBRICATED, WHICH CAN CAUSE BINDING AND THE THROTTLE WILL NOT RETURN TO THE CLOSED POSITION WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS RELEASED.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THE THROTTLE STICKING RESULTS IN A LOSS OF SPEED CONTROL AND COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

Remedy: REPLACE THE CRUISE CONTROL LINKAGE.

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NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.