Model year record
1998 MERCEDES BENZ C230
No recall campaigns on file for this model year. 54 owner complaints on file.
Recalls
No recall campaigns on file for this model year.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
| Component | Complaints | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical system: 12V/24V/48V battery | 7 | 70,000 mi |
| Fuel system, other | 3 | — |
| Suspension | 3 | 148,000 mi |
| Suspension: front | 3 | 149,000 mi |
| Electrical system | 2 | 56,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling | 2 | 122,748 mi |
| Equipment: appliance: air conditioner | 2 | — |
| Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly | 2 | — |
| Service brakes, air: antilock | 2 | — |
| Structure: body | 2 | 149,000 mi |
| Structure: body: door | 2 | — |
| Suspension: front: springs: coil springs | 2 | 58,000 mi |
| Vehicle speed control | 2 | — |
| Visibility: power window devices and controls | 2 | — |
| Visibility: rearview mirrors/devices: exterior | 2 | — |
| Exterior lighting: turn signal: switch | 1 | — |
| Fuel/propulsion system | 1 | 150,000 mi |
| Power train | 1 | — |
| Power train: automatic transmission | 1 | 95,000 mi |
| Power train: automatic transmission: cooling unit and lines | 1 | — |
| Power train: automatic transmission: park/neutral start interlock switch | 1 | — |
| Power train: manual transmission | 1 | — |
| Steering | 1 | 148,000 mi |
| Steering: column | 1 | — |
| Structure: body: trunk lid | 1 | — |
| Structure: frame and members | 1 | 149,000 mi |
| Suspension: front: springs: leaf spring assembly: hanger,bracket | 1 | 79,000 mi |
| Tires | 1 | 185,000 mi |
| Tires: sidewall | 1 | — |
| Visibility/wiper | 1 | 18,562 mi |
| Visibility: sun/moon roof assembly | 1 | — |
The 1997 model has 8 times as many complaints as this one. The 1999 model has about 1.5 times as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
Other MERCEDES BENZ C230 model years
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