2012 Mercedes-Benz C-Class
Typical repair costs
- Battery replacement $150–$320
- Cabin air filter replacement $48–$103
- Check-engine light diagnosis $100–$200
- Engine air filter replacement $30–$75
- Front brake pads $200–$350
- Front brake pads and rotors $335–$625
National guide ranges for independent shops, before tax, typical for most cars. Prices for this exact car vary. Estimate a repair for your car →
Fuel economy
| Trim | City | Highway | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| C250 | 11.0 | 7.5 | 9.4 L/100 km |
| C250 Coupe | 11.1 | 7.6 | 9.5 L/100 km |
| C300 4matic | 13.3 | 9.4 | 11.5 L/100 km |
| C350 | 12.2 | 8.3 | 10.5 L/100 km |
| C350 4matic Coupe | 12.2 | 8.5 | 10.5 L/100 km |
| C350 Coupe | 12.3 | 8.3 | 10.5 L/100 km |
| C63 AMG | 17.8 | 12.2 | 15.3 L/100 km |
| C63 AMG Coupe | 17.9 | 12.2 | 15.3 L/100 km |
Official: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings.
Recalls
Recalls are listed by model and year and may not apply to every vehicle. Check your VIN on the official recall site.
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Airbag
Transport Canada 2021514 ·
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.
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Airbag
Transport Canada 2018741 ·
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 re...
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Steering
Transport Canada 2018724 ·
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 steeri...
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Airbag
Transport Canada 2017490 ·
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) situ...
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Airbag
Transport Canada 2017145 ·
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 l...
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Lights And Instruments
Transport Canada 2012213 ·
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 L...
Official recall page (opens in a new tab)
Source: Transport Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Recalls Database; U.S. recalls from NHTSA.
Maintenance schedule
CarDoc doesn’t have the manufacturer schedule for this model yet. Follow the schedule in your owner’s manual.
Specs
- Body type
- Sedan, Coupe
- Engines
- 1.8 L 4-cylinder, 3.0 L 6-cylinder, 3.5 L 6-cylinder, 6.2 L 8-cylinder
- Fuel
- Gas
- Transmissions
- Automatic 7-spd
- Drivetrains
- RWD, 4WD