There are 0 US recalls for the 2012 Mercedes-Benz C-Class, and 6 in Canada. Owners filed 1 complaints with NHTSA, most often about exterior lighting.
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No US recalls found for the 2012 Mercedes-Benz C-Class.
Issue: On certain vehicles, an incorrect passenger-front airbag may have been installed during a previous repair. As a result, the airbag may not inflate properly in a crash. Safety Risk: An airbag that does not inflate properly can increase the risk of injury in a crash. Corrective Action: Mercedes-Benz will notify owners by mail and instruct you to bring your vehicle to a dealer to replace the passenger-front airbag.
On certain vehicles, long-term exposure to high absolute humidity and temperature, combined with high temperature cycling, could eventually degrade the propellant contained in the passenger frontal airbag. This could cause the airbag to deploy with more force than normal. As a result, if the vehicle were involved in a collision that warrants airbag deployment, fragments could be propelled toward vehicle occupants, and the airbag assembly could be damaged, preventing proper function. These issues could increase the risk of injury. Correction: Dealers will replace the passenger frontal airbag module. Note: Canadian climate results in the propellant degrading slowly. The recall is being conducted as a precaution to address future risk, and is expected to replace airbag inflators before their function would be affected.
On certain vehicles originally sold or currently registered in areas of heavy road salt usage during winter months (Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland & Labrador), the bolts that attach the electric power steering assist motor to the steering gear housing may corrode and break. This could cause a loss of power steering assist. The resulting increase in steering effort could create the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Dealers will replace the mounting bolts and apply a corrosion protection coating to the gear housing and bolts. If the bolts bolt cannot be removed, a replacement steering gear will be installed.
On certain vehicles, electrostatic discharge, when combined with a broken clock spring and insufficient grounding of the steering components, could lead to an inadvertent deployment of the driver's frontal airbag. Unintended airbag deployment, in a non-warranted (non-impact) situation, could startle the driver, which could result in a crash causing injury and/or property damage. In some instances, inadvertent deployment could cause minor injuries to vehicle occupants. Correction: Dealers will add sufficient grounding to the steering components. Note: A broken clock spring would result in a driver airbag warning message appearing in the instrument cluster, as well as a red airbag warning lamp illuminating.
On certain vehicles, an update provided between de 3rd and 5th of December 2016 to the vehicle control unit may have been incorrectly applied. This could affect the proper function of various safety systems such as airbag deployment sequence, seatbelts recognition status, speed limiter setting and others. These conditions could increase the risk of injury to the occupants in the event of a crash. Correction: Dealers will update the affected control units.
Certain C63 AMG coupe vehicles fail to conform to Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 108 – Lighting System and Retroreflective Devices. These vehicles were inadvertently programmed with incorrect calibration software during vehicle assembly. As a result, the Daytime Running Lamp (DRL) system was not activated. A lack of DRL illumination could render the vehicle less visible to other motorists and to pedestrians during daylight hours, possibly resulting in a crash causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will reprogram the Body Control Module.
Owners filed 1 complaints with NHTSA about the 2012 Mercedes-Benz C-Class. Among 16 model years of this model, it ranks #15 for the most complaints (median 9).
| Most-reported problem | Complaints | |
|---|---|---|
| Exterior lighting | 1 | |
| Electrical system | 1 |
NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings for the 2012 Mercedes-Benz C-Class.
| Version | Overall | Frontal | Side | Rollover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Mercedes-Benz C-Class 4 DR RWD | – | – | – | 4★ |
| 2012 Mercedes-Benz C-Class 4 DR AWD | – | – | – | 4★ |
EPA ratings for each 2012 Mercedes-Benz C-Class version.
| Version | City MPG | Highway MPG | Combined | Yearly fuel cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C250 1.8 L Automatic 7-spd | 21 | 31 | 25 | $3,300 |
| C250 Coupe 1.8 L Automatic 7-spd | 21 | 30 | 25 | $3,300 |
| C300 4matic 3.0 L Automatic 7-spd | 17 | 24 | 20 | $4,100 |
| C300 4matic 3.0 L Automatic 7-spd | 18 | 25 | 20 | $4,100 |
| C350 3.5 L Automatic 7-spd | 20 | 29 | 23 | $3,550 |
| C350 3.5 L Automatic 7-spd | 19 | 28 | 22 | $3,750 |
| C350 4matic Coupe 3.5 L Automatic 7-spd | 19 | 27 | 22 | $3,750 |
| C350 Coupe 3.5 L Automatic 7-spd | 19 | 28 | 22 | $3,750 |
| C63 AMG 6.2 L Automatic 7-spd | 13 | 19 | 15 | $5,500 |
| C63 AMG Black Series Coupe 6.2 L Automatic 7-spd | 13 | 19 | 16 | $5,150 |
| C63 AMG Coupe 6.2 L Automatic 7-spd | 13 | 19 | 15 | $5,500 |
Sources: NHTSA recalls, complaints and 5-Star Safety Ratings, US EPA fuel economy and Transport Canada's Vehicle Recalls Database (contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada). Recalls updated 2026-10-30.