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2016 Mercedes-Benz C300 check engine light reports

41 NHTSA complaints describe persistent or recurring check-engine warnings on the 2016 Mercedes-Benz C300 — roughly 14% of all complaints for this model year.

41
Check engine light reports
14%
share of complaints
42,000 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Check engine light in other C300 years

2015 C30042
2011 C3008
2009 C3006
C300 check engine light by year →

Other symptoms owners describe on the 2016 Mercedes-Benz C300

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 2016 Mercedes-Benz C300 report before drawing conclusions.