A few recalls, but the only thing that has failed is the left rear door handle LED at 4 years, so I'm on my own with that one. Given just how little use it has had, I think that’s pretty damned poor TBH, but it’s trivial and I don’t think I’ll bother about it the moment. i might DIY it if I get bored at some point. It’s an expensive repair simply because the door has to be pretty extensively stripped to get at it. Part itself is about £15.
Had a WBAC valuation on mine yesterday for a laugh. £15k, but of course, you know they’d find lots of defects to knock that down, despite the fact it’s mint (apart from the door handle LED)
My car is five years old, so I have renewed the original warranty twice now. £499 per year.
Thanks for all your feedback,much appreciated as I’m new owner and have read a lot of pros/cons on this car on this forum,though I must say in the one year i’ve had it it’s been great with no issues at all.I was just researching if it’s a car one would keep with minimal running costs as it approaches plus 60,80,100K Miles.
Thanks for the feedback,much appreciated as I’m new owner and have read a lot of pros/cons on this car on this forum,though I must say in the one year i’ve had it it’s been great with no issues at all.I was just researching if it’s a car one would keep with minimal running costs as it approaches plus 60,80,100K Miles.
Do you mind me asking what mileage you got in the minute?
Nearly 83k miles.
Thanks,have you had this car for a long time,I’m just curious on its reliability and cost effective maintenance, any problems you’ve had? I’m new owner of one such C350e 66 plate 48k miles and only done 4k in the 1year I’ve had it with no problems.
Wow! Wow! How impressive! Where can I find this Trip Data you just showed coz I haven’t seen it on mine,is it an additional App to buy?
It’s the ‘trip’ page on MercedesMe on iOS. It might be part of a paid bundle...I can’t recall. I only really wanted pre-entry climate control and charge info when I renewed but had to buy more than I wanted.
Many thanks for feedback/update,much appreciated.
It’s also a 66 plate car (registered in January 2017), I bought it in last August, there was 79,5k miles on the clock. The car was already at the dealership during the first lockdown and the starter battery didn’t like this 3 months closure so shortly after I bought the car the battery died. Then the transition between EV and ICE mode started playing up and the starter motor died as well in the end. Both issue were rectified by the dealership (MB did the actual job) since then I have no problems. Even though the first few months didn’t start very well, I still love the car and everything seems to be ok now. The propshaft coupling started to split and needs to be replaced soon but its just the curst of rear wheel drive cars. The gearbox is a little bit jerky at the first start when switching from 2nd to 3rd gear but after the first 50 metres there are no more jerks and some people have this issue with the 7G-Tronic Plus since brand new...I’m looking forward the gearbox oil change next week.
Many thanks for those finer details,much appreciated.
Hi all, finally got this issue resolved. Turned out that the thermostat needed to be replaced. Done under warranty. Got my car back today and returned the 5 series Bmw which I was happy to have as a replacement. Apart from the C350e now feeling small in comparison, I am delighted to have my car back. The refinement (even with the ICE on) compared to the diesel bmw reminded me why I bought it in the first place.
I’m glad to hear your car is back and all sorted! I had a 2016 - 5 series before the C350e, I’m still shocked about the difference in built quality. The F10 felt so cheap and flimsy compared to the W205/S205 even though they belong to two different size-category but the C-Class still outperforms it in this regard.
Happy you got it all sorted under warranty! What’s your car’s year and mileage ?
