2016 Mercedes-Benz C350E problems and owner complaints
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
6 owner complaints analyzed
5 distinct recall campaigns
15,250 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2016 model year. Data updated: . 2 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.
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Owner-reported patterns
Most common problems
Unknown Or Other is the most frequently named component, appearing in 3 of 6 complaints (50.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
Unknown Or Other
3
Engine
2
Electrical System
1
Fuel/Propulsion System
1
Power Train
1
Structure:Body
1
Visibility/Wiper
1
Component breakdown data
Category
Count
Unknown Or Other
3
Engine
2
Electrical System
1
Fuel/Propulsion System
1
Power Train
1
Structure:Body
1
Visibility/Wiper
1
Unknown Or Other: 3; Engine: 2; Electrical System: 1; Fuel/Propulsion System: 1; Power Train: 1; Structure:Body: 1; Visibility/Wiper: 1
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
Under 25,000
1
25,000 to 49,999
1
50,000 to 74,999
0
75,000 to 99,999
0
100,000 to 149,999
0
150,000 and above
0
Reported problems by failure mileage data
Category
Count
Under 25,000
1
25,000 to 49,999
1
50,000 to 74,999
0
75,000 to 99,999
0
100,000 to 149,999
0
150,000 and above
0
Under 25,000: 1; 25,000 to 49,999: 1; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0
Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (1). 4 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
2017
2
2018
1
2022
2
2023
1
Complaints over time data
Category
Count
2017
2
2018
1
2022
2
2023
1
2017: 2; 2018: 1; 2022: 2; 2023: 1
Pattern summary
Unknown Or Other leads the component reports. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Complaint evidence
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
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Vehicle analysis explorer
Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.
Data completeness
6 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.
33.3%Usable mileage2 / 6 records
100.0%Valid incident date6 / 6 records
100.0%Valid filing date6 / 6 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates6 / 6 records
Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.
Problems by model year
Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.
Component complaint heatmap
Component
2016
2017
Engine
233.3%ODI 11473348
This is a known problem with The Mercedes cars from 2015 through 2018. The Service advisor said this is a know issue with this year, I asked can you do it for free because it is a Merc issue. He said he cannot do it. The cost for this repair is $2500 in Mercedes show room. These should be recalled and repair it for free for the customers.
BACK PANEL OF PANORAMA SUN ROOF CRACKED AND SHATTERED WHILE PULLING INTO OUR DRIVEWAY. BODY SHOP INDICATED RAILINGS HOLDING THE TEMPERED GLASS IN PLACE SHIFTED FOR SOME REASON. MERCEDES REFUSES TO REPAIR EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS ONLY SEVEN MONTHS OLD. DEFECT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. FORTUNATELY, INCIDENT HAPPENED IN OUR DRIVEWAY.
Car had 69,300 miles (5 3/4 years old) at time of service on 4/18/2023. The check engine light came on the day before. Dealer performed diagnostic- stated it was the Crank Case Ventilation that needed to be replaced. I was charged $2107.00 $1710.00 for labor, $397.00 for parts. I have owned 2 other mercedes well into the 100,000 mile ranges- no problems similar to this. It seems to just be a C300 issue- my car is a C350e. It has been serviced at the dealer every year and is garaged and well taken care of. I read online that c300 have this i…
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 MERCEDES-BENZ C350E. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S AVERAGE MPG RANGED BETWEEN 25 TO 34 MPH. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE RECHARGED EVERY 11 MILES TO KEEP THE ELECTRIC CHARGE GOING ASSOCIATED WITH THE MPG. THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED 51 MPG ON THE STICKER AND IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR THE MANUFACTURER TO PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
CAR IS MAKING WEIRD NOISES FROM THE FRONT ELECTRICAL AC SIDE- IT IS HARD TO BREATH AC AIR (SMELL LIKE PLASTIC) . PRESSING BRAKES CAR IS HANDLING BAD AND GOES SLIGHTLY INTO OTHER LANE. I TOOK CAR TO DEALER- THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM
This is a plug-in hybrid car and twice in the last two weeks, the car while in motion on the road, has randomly turned off the engine and lost power. The gas pedal is unresponsive and all the alarms on screen flash and I have to coast to a stop. Most recently it was on a busy road and I barely missed being rear-ended. This is an unsafe situation and has happened twice and the only thing which I can do is come to complete stop, turn off the car and restart it and the problem goes away.
CAR IS MAKING WEIRD NOISES FROM THE FRONT ELECTRICAL AC SIDE- IT IS HARD TO BREATH AC AIR (SMELL LIKE PLASTIC) . PRESSING BRAKES CAR IS HANDLING BAD AND GOES SLIGHTLY INTO OTHER LANE. I TOOK CAR TO DEALER- THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM
Check engine light came on, a day after purchasing from dealer. Mileage at 55k. Check engine light code was p052e71, confirmed from 2 auto repairers. One was Mercedes Benz who quoted me $3900 to repair. In the Mercedes Benz booklet warranty says emission related repairs are covered for 15 years/150k miles for hybrid vehicles.
This is a plug-in hybrid car and twice in the last two weeks, the car while in motion on the road, has randomly turned off the engine and lost power. The gas pedal is unresponsive and all the alarms on screen flash and I have to coast to a stop. Most recently it was on a busy road and I barely missed being rear-ended. This is an unsafe situation and has happened twice and the only thing which I can do is come to complete stop, turn off the car and restart it and the problem goes away.
PANORAMIC SUNROOF SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING NORMALLY IN HIGHWAY, SHARDS OF GLASS FROM THE SUNROOF ALSO DAMAGED/CHIPPED REAR PART OF THE CAR. CAUSE UNKNOWN. VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN COLLISION.
CAR IS MAKING WEIRD NOISES FROM THE FRONT ELECTRICAL AC SIDE- IT IS HARD TO BREATH AC AIR (SMELL LIKE PLASTIC) . PRESSING BRAKES CAR IS HANDLING BAD AND GOES SLIGHTLY INTO OTHER LANE. I TOOK CAR TO DEALER- THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM
Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.
Failure mileage by component
Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.
Component failure mileage distribution
Component
Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)
Median
Usable records
Examples
Unknown Or Other
Too few reports for a range
3,500 mi
1 (sparse)
ODI 11012044 · 3,500 mi
BACK PANEL OF PANORAMA SUN ROOF CRACKED AND SHATTERED WHILE PULLING INTO OUR DRIVEWAY. BODY SHOP INDICATED RAILINGS HOLDING THE TEMPERED GLASS IN PLACE SHIFTED FOR SOME REASON. MERCEDES REFUSES TO REPAIR EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS ONLY SEVEN MONTHS OLD. DEFECT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. FORTUNATELY, INCIDENT HAPPENED IN OUR DRIVEWAY.
PANORAMIC SUNROOF SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING NORMALLY IN HIGHWAY, SHARDS OF GLASS FROM THE SUNROOF ALSO DAMAGED/CHIPPED REAR PART OF THE CAR. CAUSE UNKNOWN. VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN COLLISION.
PANORAMIC SUNROOF SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING NORMALLY IN HIGHWAY, SHARDS OF GLASS FROM THE SUNROOF ALSO DAMAGED/CHIPPED REAR PART OF THE CAR. CAUSE UNKNOWN. VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN COLLISION.
Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.
Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.
Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month
Complaints
Campaigns announced
Examples
2024-11
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2024-12
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-01
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-02
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-03
0
None
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2025-04
0
None
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2025-05
0
None
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2025-06
0
None
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2025-07
0
None
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2025-08
0
None
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2025-09
0
None
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2025-10
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-11
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-12
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-01
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-02
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-03
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-04
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-05
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-06
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-07
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-08
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-09
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-10 (partial)
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
Emerging complaint spikes
Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.
This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.
No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.
Equal-age model-year comparison
Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.
2016: 3 complaints · 2017: 0 complaints
Equal observation windows
Model year
Through age 0
Through age 1
Through age 2
2016
0
2
3
2017
0
0
0
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year
Incident dates used
Filing date fallbacks
Excluded dates
2016
6
0
0
2017
5
0
0
Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.
Components reported together
Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.
Component co-occurrence matrix
Component
Unknown Or Other
Engine
Electrical System
Fuel/Propulsion System
Power Train
Structure:Body
Visibility/Wiper
Unknown Or Other
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1ODI 11473348
This is a known problem with The Mercedes cars from 2015 through 2018. The Service advisor said this is a know issue with this year, I asked can you do it for free because it is a Merc issue. He said he cannot do it. The cost for this repair is $2500 in Mercedes show room. These should be recalled and repair it for free for the customers.
This is a known problem with The Mercedes cars from 2015 through 2018. The Service advisor said this is a know issue with this year, I asked can you do it for free because it is a Merc issue. He said he cannot do it. The cost for this repair is $2500 in Mercedes show room. These should be recalled and repair it for free for the customers.
This is a plug-in hybrid car and twice in the last two weeks, the car while in motion on the road, has randomly turned off the engine and lost power. The gas pedal is unresponsive and all the alarms on screen flash and I have to coast to a stop. Most recently it was on a busy road and I barely missed being rear-ended. This is an unsafe situation and has happened twice and the only thing which I can do is come to complete stop, turn off the car and restart it and the problem goes away.
This is a plug-in hybrid car and twice in the last two weeks, the car while in motion on the road, has randomly turned off the engine and lost power. The gas pedal is unresponsive and all the alarms on screen flash and I have to coast to a stop. Most recently it was on a busy road and I barely missed being rear-ended. This is an unsafe situation and has happened twice and the only thing which I can do is come to complete stop, turn off the car and restart it and the problem goes away.
This is a plug-in hybrid car and twice in the last two weeks, the car while in motion on the road, has randomly turned off the engine and lost power. The gas pedal is unresponsive and all the alarms on screen flash and I have to coast to a stop. Most recently it was on a busy road and I barely missed being rear-ended. This is an unsafe situation and has happened twice and the only thing which I can do is come to complete stop, turn off the car and restart it and the problem goes away.
This is a plug-in hybrid car and twice in the last two weeks, the car while in motion on the road, has randomly turned off the engine and lost power. The gas pedal is unresponsive and all the alarms on screen flash and I have to coast to a stop. Most recently it was on a busy road and I barely missed being rear-ended. This is an unsafe situation and has happened twice and the only thing which I can do is come to complete stop, turn off the car and restart it and the problem goes away.
This is a plug-in hybrid car and twice in the last two weeks, the car while in motion on the road, has randomly turned off the engine and lost power. The gas pedal is unresponsive and all the alarms on screen flash and I have to coast to a stop. Most recently it was on a busy road and I barely missed being rear-ended. This is an unsafe situation and has happened twice and the only thing which I can do is come to complete stop, turn off the car and restart it and the problem goes away.
This is a plug-in hybrid car and twice in the last two weeks, the car while in motion on the road, has randomly turned off the engine and lost power. The gas pedal is unresponsive and all the alarms on screen flash and I have to coast to a stop. Most recently it was on a busy road and I barely missed being rear-ended. This is an unsafe situation and has happened twice and the only thing which I can do is come to complete stop, turn off the car and restart it and the problem goes away.
PANORAMIC SUNROOF SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING NORMALLY IN HIGHWAY, SHARDS OF GLASS FROM THE SUNROOF ALSO DAMAGED/CHIPPED REAR PART OF THE CAR. CAUSE UNKNOWN. VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN COLLISION.
PANORAMIC SUNROOF SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING NORMALLY IN HIGHWAY, SHARDS OF GLASS FROM THE SUNROOF ALSO DAMAGED/CHIPPED REAR PART OF THE CAR. CAUSE UNKNOWN. VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN COLLISION.
Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.
Recurring narrative patterns
Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.
1 patterns with matching reports.
Stalling or loss of power
1 mentions · 16.7% of complaints
Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).
ODI 11473539
This is a plug-in hybrid car and twice in the last two weeks, the car while in motion on the road, has randomly turned off the engine and lost power. The gas pedal is unresponsive and all the alarms on screen flash and I have to coast to a stop. Most recently it was on a busy road and I barely missed being rear-ended. This is an unsafe situation and has happened twice and the only thing which I can do is come to complete stop, turn off the car and restart it and the problem goes away.