IllustrationCONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. AFTER VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO CONSUMER SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE AND APPEARED TO BE SATISFIED. THE NEXT DAY VEHICLE HAD NO ELECTRICAL POWER. ALSO, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT VEHICLE WAS IN A FLOOD, BUT WAS NOT INFORMED OF THIS BY THE DEALER. *AK
1999 Mercedes Benz C230
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1999 Mercedes Benz C230 do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 39.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 12 of 29 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Air Bags. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. 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.
5 crash reports1 fire reports5 injury reports
Electrical System complaints
4 reportsNAR 04/28/2003 MR NON COMFORMITY AND MAJOR DEFECTS WITH PREOWNED CAR PURCHASED. DEFECTS INCLUDE, AIR CONDTIONER UNIT, BRAKES, AND FAULTY ELECTRICAL WIRING CAUSING LIGHT BULBS TO BE REPLACED. *CB
THE FUEL GAUGES DOES NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL, WHICH CAUSED DRIVER TO RUN OUT OF FUEL, SENDING UNIT(S) WERE REPLACED, CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM SIX MONTHS LATER, FEB OF 2000 FUEL LEVEL SENSORS REPLACED, PROBLEM RESURFACED DECEMBER 2000, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FOUND FAULTY. *CJ
INSTRUMENT PANEL CONTROL MODULE FAILED. *YC
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.