The Lemon Index$2,200 middle bill · most between $1,300 and $2,900
Higher than the $700 middle bill owners of all 203 models reported.
2008–2021 Mercedes-Benz C-Class
Mercedes-Benz C-Class owners reported paying a median of $2,200 for a brake repair, with the middle half of bills between $1,300 and $2,900. That's from 6 owner reports (5 complaints to NHTSA and 1 YouTube video). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $5000%
- $500–$1,00017%
- $1,000–$2,50033%
- $2,500–$5,00033%
- $5,000 and up17%
Share of the 6 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2008 Mercedes-Benz C-Class1too few for a middle
- 2009 Mercedes-Benz C-Class2too few for a middle
- 2012 Mercedes-Benz C-Class1too few for a middle
- 2014 Mercedes-Benz C-Class1too few for a middle
- 2015–2021 Mercedes-Benz C-Class (YouTube)1too few for a middle
Reports per model year, with the middle bill where there are 3 or more. YouTube amounts count for the generation the video covers.
Engines in these years
Engines with a page of their own that this model was sold with in the years above. Owners don't always say which engine they had.
Keep going
- Mercedes-Benz C-Class reliability by year
- Brake repair cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Mercedes-Benz C-Class owners reported
Engine replacement (10) · Timing chain replacement (7) · Fuel pump replacement (6) · Steering column repair (6)
The details
How we count
Every number here is a repair bill an owner reported, never a shop's price list. Two sources: the bills owners wrote in their own complaints to the U.S. government (NHTSA), and the dollar amounts owners said out loud in YouTube repair and ownership videos. A figure counts for a repair when that repair is the part named nearest to it. Left out: purchase prices, payments, rentals, towing, warranties and deductibles, amounts under $50 or over $15,000, parts-only prices ("the part was $80 on Amazon"), bills for two different repairs named together, and money someone else paid. One number per complaint (or video) and repair: the biggest, so it's the bill, not the diagnosis fee.
The range is the middle half of the bills (the 25th to the 75th percentile), so one wild number can't swing it. Owners who complain to the government often had expensive repairs, so a typical bill can be lower. Costs vary by shop and region, by dealer vs independent shop, by parts and by miles. This is what owners reported, not a quote for your car.
Check the bills yourself
NHTSA complaint numbers (search them at nhtsa.gov): 11612908, 11514058, 11491185, 11473886, 11074956.
Said out loud on YouTube: $600 ▶
Quick answers
How much does brake repair cost on a Mercedes-Benz C-Class?
Mercedes-Benz C-Class owners reported a median of $2,200, and the middle half paid $1,300 to $2,900, from 6 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Mercedes-Benz C-Class brake repair more expensive than on other cars?
The Mercedes-Benz C-Class middle bill of $2,200 is higher than the $700 owners of all 203 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Mercedes-Benz C-Class repair costs come from?
From 5 complaints to NHTSA and 1 YouTube video: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Sources: NHTSA owner complaints and YouTube videos (amounts said out loud), sorted by The Lemon Index. Owner reports, not a price quote. Costs vary by shop and region.