Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2013 Mercedes-Benz C-Class has 47 NHTSA steering complaints and 0 steering-related recalls.
47
Complaints
0
Recalls
5
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2024 | STEERING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I am filing this complaint regarding a serious and recurring steering system defect involving my Mer... |
| Apr 17, 2024 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | My wife and the kids we're stranded for hours because of the ESL systems lock the steering wheel and... |
| Sep 20, 2023 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Mercedes has had an issue with the steering lock for years and continue to not fix the issue. My veh... |
| Jun 9, 2023 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I purchased the vehicle in 2015, and a few months ago I started having issues with the steering whee... |
| Jan 24, 2023 | STEERING,SUSPENSION | Bought a 2013 Mercedes-Benz C300 4matic on 1/16/23 with only 80k miles. Alignment was off so took it... |
| Dec 5, 2022 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES | Discovered a severely "rotted/rusted" rear subframe and one of the passenger side suspension/control... |
| Sep 19, 2022 | STEERING,STRUCTURE,SERVICE BRAKES | Rear subframe of vehicle rusted under regular use conditions and the left trailing arm mount broke o... |
| Aug 22, 2022 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES | THE REAR SUBFRAME ON THE CAR IS COMPLETELY RUSTED. I GET AN OIL CHANGE AND A INSPECTION OF THE CAR D... |
| Jul 13, 2022 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2013 Mercedes-Benz C300. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed... |
| Jun 27, 2022 | STEERING,WHEELS | I needed new tires and the tire dealer reported that my subframe is rotted bilaterally. He suggested... |
| Jun 13, 2022 | STEERING,SUSPENSION | Car with just 130,000 miles needs significant subframe and related parts replaced. There are countle... |
| Mar 4, 2022 | STEERING,WHEELS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I noticed that my car was pulling heavy to the left when I stop and strange noise in the rear of the... |
| Feb 25, 2022 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,WHEELS | Sudden steering pull when braking . Mechanic found rotten left rear suspension cross member .part nu... |
| Feb 22, 2022 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES | While driving normal highway speed and braking suddenly the car violently pulls to left. Same occurs... |
| Jan 29, 2022 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | I’ve had 2 c300 Mercedes models in the past 8 months both used and were driving fine until rain wate... |
| Nov 9, 2021 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE | Vehicle subframe has rusted through and parts of left rear suspension components are free, and one i... |
| Nov 3, 2021 | STEERING,STRUCTURE,WHEELS | The subframe rotted out causing the lower control arm bracket to detach from the frame. This has cau... |
| Aug 2, 2021 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Vehicle completely shut down while traveling on interstate. Ignition switch malfunction and went dea... |
| Jul 9, 2021 | STEERING | AFTER OWNING A CPO,FOR ABOUT5 YEARS. RECENTLY THE TILT/ MECHANISM FAILED TO OPERATE. I TOOK IT TO DE... |
| Nov 27, 2020 | STEERING | ELV LOCK FAILURE ON THE IN THE STEERING COLUMN, VEHICLE DISABLED |