Engine complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2012 Mercedes-Benz C-Class has 58 NHTSA engine complaints and 0 engine-related recalls.
58
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2025 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2012 Mercedes-Benz C250. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed ... |
| Feb 4, 2025 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2012 Mercedes-Benz. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the... |
| May 10, 2024 | ENGINE | What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? ... |
| May 1, 2024 | ENGINE | MY VEHICLE, HAS THE ENGINE MAKING NOISE ,WHEN STARTING,, THE LIFTERS RATTLE...I WAS TOLD TO CHECK WI... |
| Jan 13, 2023 | ENGINE,STRUCTURE | The contact owns a 2012 Mercedes-Benz C250. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the vehic... |
| Oct 13, 2022 | ENGINE | Faulty camshaft adjusters creating timing chain to stretch and tensioners to fail , causing excessiv... |
| Jun 7, 2022 | ENGINE | AUTO IS LESS THAN 100K MILES EXCELLENT CONDITION HAD THE TURBO GASKET GO BAD ON THE AUTO. OIL LEAKI... |
| Jan 12, 2022 | ENGINE | The engine in my car died and after inspection by a Mercedes mechanic they concluded the failure wa... |
| Nov 11, 2021 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2012 Mercedes-Benz C250. The contact stated that while driving at 50 MPH, the che... |
| Jun 26, 2021 | ENGINE | 2012 Mercedes C250 caught fire with no warning. Drove about 5 miles to the store and parked the car... |
| Mar 1, 2021 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | WHEN ACCELERATING TO PASS ON HIGHWAY CAR SUDDENLY GOES INTO LIMP MODE AND LOSSES POWER THIS IS DANGE... |
| Sep 25, 2020 | ENGINE | I purchased this 2012 C250 Mercedes from Carmax of Waldorf on 04/26/2017, with 20,046 miles on it. ... |
| Aug 31, 2020 | ENGINE | 2012 C250 PURCHASED NEW FROM A DEALER. RATTLING ON STARTING ENGINE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. SPO... |
| Aug 15, 2020 | ENGINE | I WAS DRIVING A OF MAYBE TEN MINUTES ON THE HIGHWAY . AS SOON AS I WAS OFF THE HIGHWAY ; THE VEHICLE... |
| Jun 25, 2020 | ENGINE | IN A MERCEDES BENZ C250 2012-2014 THERE HAS BEEN MANY REPORTS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES WHERE CAMSHAF... |
| Feb 10, 2020 | ENGINE | MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND I HAD IT CHECKED BY A MECHANIC, THE OBC CODE WAS P03... |
| Feb 4, 2020 | ENGINE | TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER ALL OIL CHANGES WERE DONE PERFECTLY WITH THE CORRECT OIL AND ORIGINAL FILTER... |
| Jan 7, 2020 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | COLD ENGINE VEHICLE JERKING I TOOK IT TO MERCEDES OF FORT MYERS FL AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULDN... |
| Jan 3, 2020 | ENGINE | ON A 4 LANE BOULEVARD CLOSE TO HOME I PULLED OUT TO PASS A SLOW CAR AND NOTICED A CAR COMING UP FROM... |
| Jun 4, 2019 | ENGINE | MY C250 STARTED MAKING A NOISE WHEN YOU FIRST START THE CAR. CHOKING AND HESITATIONS TO START, BUT Y... |