They are getting worse and worse over the years. I used to like the designs, now they don’t really have any redeeming qualities to me. Garbage brand that took down a good era of American Car Development (90’s Chrysler).
It’s sad to see what’s come of them as a brand. There used to be that point of time when MB legitimately lived up to their name of offering the beyond the BEST or nothing.
For the record, our '19 MY GLC300 is doing well at nearly 60k miles. It’s not as big a benchmark or something to write home about, but it’s been doing well. I believe that the X253 chassis GLC (2015-2022) got more solid later in its production run, and the X254 (2023-onward) is still relatively new but way more complicated with the digital everything interior and more of everything, in my opinion.
with MB you really have to do research on which engines you’re buying and how long into the development cycle it is. Every year MB has some models that are great but a lot of other models are really bad. You just have to buy the right one.
That I humbly disagree with. The W211 (2003-2009) was when QC started to pick back up, and the W212 (2010-2015.5) was as good as the W211 and only built up on the 211’s excellence. The W212 was and still is as solid and stout of a luxury mid-sized saloon as they came. The W213 isn’t bad, as it was still decent, but the W212 was the cream of the crop for modern E classes. There was a moment when MB started emphasizing quality again (the period being 2010-2019~ish), though they have gone back to cost-cutting and overcomplicating for the sake of modernizing.
Got a used one a few years ago with 60k miles. Battery issues, electronic issues, gear shift issues, faux leather tearing/melting in the sun. Not something I would get again.
Based on the Mercedes subreddits and forums, it’s not shocking to see them at the bottom of the list.
They are getting worse and worse over the years. I used to like the designs, now they don’t really have any redeeming qualities to me. Garbage brand that took down a good era of American Car Development (90’s Chrysler).
Seems more like a joke to me, absolute nonsense.
It’s awful. My EQs has been in the shop for 28 days so far, so close to being lemoned.
MB new reliability is nonexistent at this point!
It’s sad to see what’s come of them as a brand. There used to be that point of time when MB legitimately lived up to their name of offering the beyond the BEST or nothing.
For the record, our '19 MY GLC300 is doing well at nearly 60k miles. It’s not as big a benchmark or something to write home about, but it’s been doing well. I believe that the X253 chassis GLC (2015-2022) got more solid later in its production run, and the X254 (2023-onward) is still relatively new but way more complicated with the digital everything interior and more of everything, in my opinion.
with MB you really have to do research on which engines you’re buying and how long into the development cycle it is. Every year MB has some models that are great but a lot of other models are really bad. You just have to buy the right one.
They’ve been garbage since 2007ish. Golden era was 1970’s-2004ish
Quality is fine otherwise taxi drivers wouldn’t use them
Don’t sleep on the 2009-2015 era cars. the 6 Cyls on the W212 are pretty bullet proof.
Can confirm. My W204 is a tank
I had the turbo 4 version of the W204 ‘12 MY. It was not a tank and developed engine porosity at 100k miles. I guess the 6 cylinders were better.
That I humbly disagree with. The W211 (2003-2009) was when QC started to pick back up, and the W212 (2010-2015.5) was as good as the W211 and only built up on the 211’s excellence. The W212 was and still is as solid and stout of a luxury mid-sized saloon as they came. The W213 isn’t bad, as it was still decent, but the W212 was the cream of the crop for modern E classes. There was a moment when MB started emphasizing quality again (the period being 2010-2019~ish), though they have gone back to cost-cutting and overcomplicating for the sake of modernizing.
It’s year after year also. It’s not just some unlucky sample data. Year after year they are consistently lower than rank 20.
Plenty of taxi drivers use Mercedes and they last for years of taxi abuse. CR isn’t accurate
Those vehicles get regular maintainace though.
My 67,000 mile GLC had its engine blow. No compression in cylinder 1.
15,000 repair… fuck Mercedes
Cracked piston issue?
I went to the dealership and sat in every console just to see if I could move the center console
r/amg is wild, new C43s going straight to shit right off the dealer’s lot.
That’s the main car that I’m referring to. The W206 C Class and new GLC seem to be the worst offenders!
Got a used one a few years ago with 60k miles. Battery issues, electronic issues, gear shift issues, faux leather tearing/melting in the sun. Not something I would get again.