Structure complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2011 Mercedes-Benz C-Class has 30 NHTSA structure complaints and 0 structure-related recalls.
30
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2024 | STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Rear subframe , so I went in for an alignment and was quickly notified and denied service due to my ... |
| Jun 10, 2024 | STRUCTURE | Interior door handle becomes inoperative due to breaking of some internal element. This prevents lea... |
| Jul 6, 2023 | STRUCTURE | So i was using my car daily for go to work and I was on the highway and they happened a accident in ... |
| Jan 18, 2023 | STRUCTURE | Subframe rots prematurely. Known issue to Mercedes Benz and has been recalled and covered in both Ge... |
| Dec 29, 2022 | STRUCTURE | While driving down the highway at approximately 55mph, my car abruptly swerved left nearly causing a... |
| Oct 19, 2022 | STRUCTURE,SUSPENSION | Rusted left rear ear of rear subframe. |
| Oct 14, 2022 | STRUCTURE | Took my 2011 C300 4matic to a local mechanic after I noticed a dramatic pulling sensation to the lef... |
| Oct 8, 2022 | STRUCTURE | The contact owns a 2011 Mercedes-Benz C300.The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the vehicle was ... |
| Sep 28, 2022 | STRUCTURE | A dealer inspection found a rusted away rear subframe with holes in it and near total failure and un... |
| Aug 31, 2022 | STRUCTURE | when braking the back of the car all of a sudden tried to break out to the right. After towing it to... |
| Aug 29, 2022 | STRUCTURE | The contact owns a 2011 Mercedes-Benz C300. The contact stated while having a routine brake service ... |
| Aug 16, 2022 | STRUCTURE | The contact owns a 2011 Mercedes-Benz C300. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 MPH an... |
| Aug 16, 2022 | STRUCTURE | The rear subframe rusted out at 115k miles and it completely cracked. No other sign of rust on the v... |
| Aug 15, 2022 | STRUCTURE | Rear subframe of vehicle completely rotted/rusted out and destroyed. Was driving at around 60mph and... |
| Aug 14, 2022 | STRUCTURE | The contact owns a 2011 Mercedes-Benz C300. The contact stated while driving at approximately 55 MPH... |
| Jun 13, 2022 | STRUCTURE | The contact owns a 2011 Mercedes-Benz C300. The contact stated that while the vehicle was at an inde... |
| Jun 10, 2022 | STRUCTURE | Good morning. I previously reported incident [XXX] about a subframe issue w/ my 2011 Mercedes Benz C... |
| Jun 8, 2022 | STRUCTURE | I recently noticed a noise coming from the left rear side os the car when I would go over the slight... |
| Jun 5, 2022 | STRUCTURE | The contact's son owns a 2011 Mercedes-Benz C300. The contact stated while his son was reversing, he... |
| Apr 25, 2022 | STRUCTURE | The contact owns a 2011 Mercedes-Benz C300. The contact indicated that while driving at various spee... |