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2013 Mercedes-Benz C300 service brakes problems

14 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes on the 2013 Mercedes-Benz C3005% of all complaints for this model year.

14
Service Brakes complaints
5%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
3 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • On several instances of breaking, my 2013 Mercedes Benz C300 pulls hard to the right and becomes very unstable. I assumed it was a brake problem by the way the car drove. I took it to my mechanic, who immediately identified the rear subframe had rusted so much that a control arm had broken loose…

    filed Sep 16, 2024

  • The Brake lines in this car rot very early in life span. This is a severe issue as no one would know unless car is brought in for repair. There is already a extended warranty for subframe rotting for my c300 and several other models and years . Both of these should be repaired due to poor…

    filed Jun 26, 2024

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Service Brakes problems in other C300 years

YearReportsShare
2016 C30093%
2015 C30092%
2014 C30022%
2012 C300125%
2011 C30092%
2010 C30061%
2009 C300193%
2008 C300152%
C300 service brakes problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.