Hi all new to the board. I am considering a 2012 c350 4matic sedan with 73000 kilometers on it. my question to you all is how reliable are these cars used. the one im looking at is very well maintained and it looks immaculate. I was also wondering about the performance numbers as ive seen a gap between 0 to 60 in 5.3 all the way to 6.2 seconds. anyone have some definitive numbers this car can do 0 to 60 and 1/4 mile stock? The other car i was looking at was the audi 2016 A3 2.0t quatrro and 2015 Infinity q50 for comparison. the car drove really nice when i took it out.

Thanks in advanced guys.

 

Anyone?

 

Infiniti is outdated, the A3 is boring

Very reliable
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Are you in Europe to have a 2012 model with the 350 designation because 350 for 2012 was not available in the US. In all cases, which engine does this car have? The M272 or the M276? The reason I ask is because the M276 was troublesome during that period. If you do some research on the forum about it, you will all sort of troubles. For this reason, I stayed away and got a 2012 C300 4MATIC Sport which was the M272. Super reliable!

 

Actually if you search this has been answered 648 times

 

Relax he literally wrote in the first 4 words that he's new. Not everyone spends their life on here

 

https://mbworld.org/forums/search.php?searchid=25101990

Here’s a link to the search for “reliability” in the W204 forum only.

Give that a check and see what you find out!

 

Theres literally a thread on this once a week so I'm sure going to page 2+ wouldn't hurt

 

It will cost you much more than you think.
The reliability of an MB is a myth, buy a Toyota or maybe a Lexus(Tarted up Toyota)

 

The above can be true with repairs on any vehicle.

Check my signature thread where I’ve documented all my services/maintenance/repairs on a 2010 C350 4MATIC.

This will give you a rough idea of what things you can expect to see on a used W204 with an M272 engine.