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2000 Mercedes Benz C230

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 2000 Mercedes Benz C230 do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 39.

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29Owner complaints

Model-year median: 39

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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199829
199929
20004
200154
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Electrical System
11Power Train
9Air Bags
4Suspension
3Visibility
3
All reported categories
Exterior Lighting
2Seats
2Service Brakes, Hydraulic
2Electronic Stability Control (esc)
1Engine And Engine Cooling
1Fuel System, Gasoline
1Fuel System, Other
1Latches/locks/linkages
1Structure
1Vehicle Speed Control
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 17 of 29 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 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Power Train. Review the 9 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Air Bags. 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.

3 crash reports0 fire reports3 injury reports

Vehicle Speed Control complaints

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Mileage unknown · Dec 9, 2001
Vehicle Speed ControlCrash

I WAS ROLLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, ALMOST TO A STOP, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR ACTIVATED. I APPLIED BRAKES, BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. SKID MARKS ARE VISIBLE. THE CAR JUMPED A BLOCK WALL & WAS HEADING TOWARD A BUILDING. I MANAGED TO STEER INTO A CHAIN-LINK FENCE & ONTO A BLOCK WALL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. DAMAGE WAS EXTENSIVE…

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I WAS ROLLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, ALMOST TO A STOP, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR ACTIVATED. I APPLIED BRAKES, BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. SKID MARKS ARE VISIBLE. THE CAR JUMPED A BLOCK WALL & WAS HEADING TOWARD A BUILDING. I MANAGED TO STEER INTO A CHAIN-LINK FENCE & ONTO A BLOCK WALL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. DAMAGE WAS EXTENSIVE - $6,000 THE CAR WAS CHECKED BY FACTORY REP AFTER REPAIRS & NO CAUSE FOR A STICKING ACCELERATOR WAS FOUND. BUT IT DID STICK! *AK

NHTSA ODI #755461

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.