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2012 Mercedes-Benz C250 hesitation / surging reports

7 NHTSA complaints describe hesitation, surging or lurching on acceleration on the 2012 Mercedes-Benz C250 — roughly 3% of all complaints for this model year.

7
Hesitation / surging reports
3%
share of complaints
60,500 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Hesitation / surging in other C250 years

2013 C2508
C250 hesitation / surging by year →

Other symptoms owners describe on the 2012 Mercedes-Benz C250

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 2012 Mercedes-Benz C250 report before drawing conclusions.