There are 5 owner-reported tires & wheels complaints for the 2014 Mercedes-Benz C-Classin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
I bought the car from a used car dealer and 4 days later I was going 70 miles a hour down a highway and the studs broke on my right rear tire and the tire fell off.
The wheel is not tilting up or down. It's stuck I. Top. It will just go out and in but stuck in the top position. This is a safety issue especially with airbags. The problem have been reported to dealers . It's a defective system
THIS IS IN REGARDS TO THE CONTINENTAL CONTI PRO CONTACT TIRES BEING DEFECTIVE. I HAVE 2 TIRES THAT WERE ON MY CPO 2014 MERCEDES BENZ THAT I PURCHASED A FEW MONTHS AGO THAT HAVE DEVELOPED BUBBLES IN THE SIDEWALL FROM NO IMPACT. I PUT LESS THAN 9,000 MILES BEFORE THE DEFECT SURFACED. MY DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT THEY AREN'T WARRANTED OR DEFECTIVE? THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD AND A CAR THAT MY FAMILY DRIVES DAILY. I HAVE STARTED CONTACT DIRECTLY WITH CONTINENTAL.
I BOUGHT A 2014 C250 MERCEDES WITH CONTINENTAL TIRES DOT: HW4TNXH61413 IN NOVEMBER OF 2013. TWO OF THE FOUR TIRES CONTINUE TO LOSE TIRE PRESSURE AND HAVE DEVELOPED SIDE WALL BUBBLES. THE CAR IS DRIVEN DAILY AND HAS 20,000 MILES ON IT.
RE: CONTINENTAL PROCONTACT (FRONT) 225 45 R17 AND (REAR)245 40 17- ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2014 AT 306 MILES TIRE DISPLAYED BULGE NEXT TO "C" OF CONTINENTAL OF FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE CAR WAS SITTING FOR A WEEK NOT BEING DRIVEN WHEN THE BULGE APPEARED. I WAS NOT GOING TO DRIVE ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND CHANCE A BLOW OUT ACCIDENT. CAR WAS TOWED TO MB FREEHOLD WHERE THEY TOLD ME I WENT OVER A POTHOLE. I DIDN'T BELIEVE THAT TO BE THE CASE BUT I WAS AT THERE MERCY. TIRE WAS REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME; NOVEMBER 8,2014 THE NEW REPLACED TIRE OF THE SEPTEMBER 11, 2014 EVENT( FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE) HAD A BLOW OUT WHILE DRIVING 25 MILES AN HOUR. THE CAR WAS GARAGED FOR APPROX 2 WEEKS AND NOT DRIVEN, THEN FOR 2 DAYS DRIVEN LOCALLY TO DO ERRANDS, THEN DRIVEN ON HIGHWAY AN HOUR TO MY DESTINATION AND AN HOUR BACK WHEN IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AT 25 MILES PER HOUR THE CAR WAS OUT OF CONTROL AND THE REPLACED TIRE BLEW. THE MALFUNCTION LIGHT WENT ON- IT WAS DARK AND I HAD NO CHOICE THEN TO DRIVE MY HOUSE....THE WHEEL WHICH WASN'T SCRAPED BEFORE IS NOW SCRAPED... CAR DOESN'T ACCELERATE BUT JERKS AND JOLTS WHEN TRYING TO PASS OR CHANGE LANES/DANGEROUS ON HIGHWAYS. *TR
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 25, 2026