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2008 Mercedes-Benz C300 electrical failures reports

13 NHTSA complaints describe shorts, wiring-harness and electrical faults on the 2008 Mercedes-Benz C300 — roughly 2% of all complaints for this model year.

13
Electrical failures reports
2%
share of complaints
68,000 mi
median mileage in electrical failures reports (10 with odometer)

Electrical failures in other C300 years

2009 C30014
C300 electrical failures by year →

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 2008 Mercedes-Benz C300 report before drawing conclusions.