C300
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C300
A friend of mine looking to get 2016 or 2017 C300 and wonder how are their reliability ? For some reason the engine is build in South Africa and the entire car was ensemble in the USA ?
He is looking at 4Matic since comes with more equipment but with 60K miles. How reliable are they ? are they expensive to repair ?
Thank you for any input.
He is looking at 4Matic since comes with more equipment but with 60K miles. How reliable are they ? are they expensive to repair ?
Thank you for any input.
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I recommend you get the Consumer Reports car guide for factual information. It will have surveys for each year and a breakdown into components as well. I think you have to join to get the actual data. I might have one from last year. If I can find it I'll post the data for you.
I can't give you stats on reliability for that year model but it's well-established that Mercedes are more expensive to repair than the average.
I can't give you stats on reliability for that year model but it's well-established that Mercedes are more expensive to repair than the average.
Last edited by irondad; 05-27-2020 at 08:18 PM.
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I have seen lot of threads about people complaining for piston failure on these cars. Below is an example
https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w...5-k-miles.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w...5-k-miles.html
that guy put a huge turbo on his with no supporting fuel mods. of course it blew up.
In general they're quite reliable. Parts are not expensive.
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Last edited by irondad; 05-28-2020 at 06:33 PM.
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Hey Dennish,
I agree with your statement. The early production models of the w205 chassis particularly the 2015 models were plagued with the dreaded wrist pin issue. Owners of the 2016 models and up should be good to go me included.
I agree with your statement. The early production models of the w205 chassis particularly the 2015 models were plagued with the dreaded wrist pin issue. Owners of the 2016 models and up should be good to go me included.
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