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Mercedes-Benz C250 recalls

45 official recall campaigns for the Mercedes-Benz C250, published by vehicle safety authorities in Chile, Germany, Finland, Japan and United States, covering model years 2004–2019. The most recent was issued in 2024. A recall applies to specific build dates and VINs, so check yours before assuming it's affected — or not.

45 campaigns
35 rated high risk
Latest: 2024
🇨🇱 Chile
🇩🇪 Germany
🇫🇮 Finland
🇯🇵 Japan
🇺🇸 United States

Common Mercedes-Benz C250 recall issues

The parts and failures that come up most often in these campaigns.

Airbags 11
Steering 5
Engine 2
Electrical & software 2

Mercedes-Benz C250 recalls by year

2024 · 1
2022 · 3
2021 · 4
2020 · 4
2019 · 5
2018 · 8
2017 · 8
2016 · 4
2015 · 5
2014 · 3

Mercedes-Benz C250 recalls in 2024 (1)

Mercedes-Benz C200, C200 4MATIC — safety recall (Japan) 2024-08-22 🇯🇵 Japan Model years 2014–2019 リ外-3855
Medium

Mercedes-Benz C250 recalls in 2022 (3)

Mercedes-Benz C200, C200 4MATIC — safety recall (Japan) 2022-12-13 🇯🇵 Japan Model years 2014–2018 リ外-3531
Medium
Mercedes-Benz C280 ステーションワゴン, C250ステーションワゴン — safety recall (Japan) 2022-12-13 🇯🇵 Japan Model years 2006–2015 リ外-3539
Medium
Mercedes-Benz C 220 d, C 220 d 4MATIC — safety recall (South Korea) 2022-07-29 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2014–2017 car.go.kr 4440
High risk

Mercedes-Benz C250 recalls in 2021 (4)

Mercedes-Benz C 220 BLUETEC, C 220 BLUETEC 4MATIC — safety recall (South Korea) 2021-10-01 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2015 car.go.kr 4058
Medium
Mercedes-Benz C250, E350, AMG C63 — Air Bags: Frontal (US) 2021-08-13 🇺🇸 United States Model years 2011–2016 21V638000
High risk
Mercedes-Benz CLA 200 CDI, CLA 200 d 4MATIC — safety recall (South Korea) 2021-07-30 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2013–2019 car.go.kr 3965
High risk
Mercedes-Benz C 220 BLUETEC, C 220 d — safety recall (South Korea) 2021-07-23 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2013–2016 car.go.kr 3970
Medium

Mercedes-Benz C250 recalls in 2020 (4)

Mercedes-Benz C 220 d, C 220 d 4MATIC — safety recall (South Korea) 2020-08-28 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2017–2018 car.go.kr 3591
Medium
Mercedes-Benz AMG C63, C250, C300 — Air Bags: Frontal: Passenger Side: Inflator Module (US) 2020-05-22 🇺🇸 United States Model years 2012 20V298000
High risk
Mercedes-Benz C 220 CDI, C 200 KOMPRESSOR — safety recall (South Korea) 2020-01-31 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2008–2012 car.go.kr 3398
High risk
Mercedes-Benz C 220 CDI, C 220 CDI 4MATIC — safety recall (South Korea) 2020-01-31 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2011–2014 car.go.kr 3397
High risk

Mercedes-Benz C250 recalls in 2019 (5)

Mercedes-Benz C180, C180ステーションワゴン — safety recall (Japan) 2019-11-21 🇯🇵 Japan Model years 2014–2018 リ外-2956
High risk
Mercedes-Benz C180, C180CGI ステーションワゴン — safety recall (Japan) 2019-09-03 🇯🇵 Japan Model years 2009–2012 リ外-2872
Medium
Mercedes-Benz AMG C 43 4MATIC, AMG C 43 4MATIC Cabriolet — safety recall (South Korea) 2019-03-20 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2017–2018 car.go.kr 3054
Medium
Mercedes-Benz C 200 d, C 200 d — safety recall (South Korea) 2019-03-15 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2018 car.go.kr 3051
Medium
Mercedes-Benz C300, E350, GLK350 — Air Bags: Frontal: Passenger Side: Inflator Module (US) 2019-01-09 🇺🇸 United States Model years 2010–2017 19V010000
High risk

Mercedes-Benz C250 recalls in 2018 (8)

Mercedes-Benz C 220 CDI, C 250 CGI — safety recall (South Korea) 2018-06-29 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2011–2016 car.go.kr 2782
High risk
Mercedes-Benz CLA 250 4MATIC, GLA 200 d 4MATIC — safety recall (South Korea) 2018-05-11 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2016–2017 car.go.kr 2740
High risk
Mercedes-Benz C180, C180CGI ステーションワゴン — safety recall (Japan) 2018-03-29 🇯🇵 Japan Model years 2013–2017 リ外-2630
High risk
Mercedes-Benz C 220 d, C 220 d 4MATIC — safety recall (South Korea) 2018-03-23 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2016 car.go.kr 2590
High risk
Mercedes-Benz C 180, C 180 CDI — safety recall (South Korea) 2018-02-23 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2013–2017 car.go.kr 2655
High risk
Mercedes-Benz C180, C180ステーションワゴン — safety recall (Japan) 2018-01-31 🇯🇵 Japan Model years 2013–2017 リ外-2587
High risk
Mercedes-Benz CLA 200 CDI, Mercedes-AMG CLA 45 4MATIC — safety recall (South Korea) 2018-01-11 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2012–2014 car.go.kr 2603
High risk
Mercedes-Benz C300, GLK350, GLK250 — Air Bags: Frontal: Passenger Side: Inflator Module (US) 2018-01-10 🇺🇸 United States Model years 2009–2013 18V043000
High risk

Mercedes-Benz C250 recalls in 2017 (8)

Mercedes-Benz AMG C43, GLK350, GLK250 — Air Bags: Frontal (US) 2017-10-06 🇺🇸 United States Model years 2012–2018 17V627000
High risk
Mercedes-Benz C180, C180ステーションワゴン — safety recall (Japan) 2017-09-28 🇯🇵 Japan Model years 2013–2017 リ外-2542
Medium
Mercedes-Benz C 200, C 200 Coupe — safety recall (South Korea) 2017-09-27 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2016 car.go.kr 2504
High risk
Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG C 63, C200 — safety recall (South Korea) 2017-08-31 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2016 car.go.kr 2496
High risk
Mercedes-Benz C 160, C 180, C 200 — safety recall (Finland) 2017-08-03 🇫🇮 Finland 1590038_1702P15A29 / Traficom 6963
High risk
Mercedes-Benz C300, GLK250, AMG C63 — Steering (US) 2017-04-12 🇺🇸 United States Model years 2013–2015 17V252000
High risk
Mercedes-Benz C180, C180CGI ステーションワゴン — safety recall (Japan) 2017-03-30 🇯🇵 Japan Model years 2010–2013 リ外-2465
High risk
Mercedes-Benz AMG C63, GLK350, C350 — Air Bags: Frontal: Passenger Side: Inflator Module (US) 2017-01-10 🇺🇸 United States Model years 2008–2012 17V017000
High risk

Mercedes-Benz C250 recalls in 2016 (4)

Mercedes-Benz C180 コンプレッサー, C180コンプレッサーステーションワゴン — safety recall (Japan) 2016-11-30 🇯🇵 Japan Model years 2007–2010 リ外-2414
High risk
Mercedes-Benz A170, A180 — safety recall (Japan) 2016-06-30 🇯🇵 Japan Model years 2004–2014 リ外-2355
High risk
Mercedes-Benz A170, A180 — safety recall (Japan) 2016-06-30 🇯🇵 Japan Model years 2004–2014 リ外-2929
High risk
Mercedes-Benz C200 コンプレッサー, C200コンプレッサーステーションワゴン — safety recall (Japan) 2016-03-31 🇯🇵 Japan Model years 2007–2009 リ外-2318
High risk

Mercedes-Benz C250 recalls in 2015 (5)

Mercedes-Benz C250 BLUTEC 4MATIC, C300 4MATIC — safety recall (South Korea) 2015-12-28 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2014 car.go.kr 1866
High risk
Mercedes-Benz Mercedes C 180 CGI, C 220 CDI — Passenger car recall (EU Safety Gate, DE) 2015-08-07 🇩🇪 Germany · 🇪🇺 EU Safety Gate Model years 2014 A12/0966/15
High risk
Mercedes-Benz C 180, C 180 Bluetec — Passenger car recall (EU Safety Gate, DE) 2015-06-26 🇩🇪 Germany · 🇪🇺 EU Safety Gate Model years 2013–2014 A12/0788/15
High risk
Mercedes-Benz C 180, C 180 Bluetec — Passenger car recall (EU Safety Gate, DE) 2015-06-26 🇩🇪 Germany · 🇪🇺 EU Safety Gate Model years 2014 A12/0789/15
High risk
Mercedes-Benz C180, C200 — safety recall (Japan) 2015-05-28 🇯🇵 Japan Model years 2014 リ外-2183
High risk

Mercedes-Benz C250 recalls in 2014 (3)

Mercedes-Benz C-class, Type: 205 Model: C180 — Passenger car recall (EU Safety Gate, DE) 2014-10-17 🇩🇪 Germany · 🇪🇺 EU Safety Gate Model years 2013–2014 A12/1627/14
High risk
Mercedes-Benz C200/C220/C250 — safety recall (South Korea) 2014-10-10 🇰🇷 South Korea Model years 2013–2014 car.go.kr 1475
High risk
Mercedes-Benz C 180, C 200, C 220 BLUETEC — safety recall (Chile) 2014-10-06 🇨🇱 Chile Model years 2014 926
High risk

Mercedes-Benz C250 recalls by country

Country	Campaigns	Official recall check
🇰🇷 South Korea	18	MOLIT · recall search
🇯🇵 Japan	14	MLIT · recall search
🇺🇸 United States	7	NHTSA · VIN lookup
🇩🇪 Germany	4	KBA · recall database (Rückrufdatenbank)
🇫🇮 Finland	1	Traficom · recall search
🇨🇱 Chile	1	SERNAC · safety alerts

How to check if your Mercedes-Benz C250 has a recall

A recall covers specific build dates and vehicle identification numbers (VINs), not every Mercedes-Benz C250 on the road. To see whether yours is affected:

Look up your VIN or registration on the official recall checker for the country where the car is registered: MOLIT (South Korea), MLIT (Japan), NHTSA (United States), KBA (Germany), Traficom (Finland), SERNAC (Chile).
Ask an authorised Mercedes-Benz dealer: recall repairs are free, including on used cars and cars serviced elsewhere.
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