Faults:

Oil level sensor.

Valve cover gaskets.

Fast interior and exterior wear.

RUST ISSUES!!!

General Comments:

It handles like a Mercedes, but it is built like Mercedes should not be.

Interior is much cheaper than on the older models, and wears out quicker.

Better replace your tranny filter and oil every 50k miles, otherwise you may face tranny problems above 100K. Mercedes is back to recommending this service every 50k miles with the new model; they claimed the fluid to be lifetime warrantied for the W203.

RUST!!! DOOR PANELS!!! QUARTER PANELS!!! AFTER 7 YEARS!!!??? Come on Mercedes, take the example from Audi and Volvo on this, because probably Chinese Geely is better in this department.

SOLD in 2013 at 130k miles, rust on doors fixed by Mercedes (no issues); the front fenders and quarter panels were not the part of this recall. I paid to fix it twice, but no luck, it came out 6 months later in other spots. Just look at Sprinters nowadays - there is no way to stop it. Mercedes cheaped out on that

Faults:

I'm shocked with the quality of the newer Mercs. My friend told me not to get a new one because the newer ones aren't like the older ones... boy was she right.

My passenger door handle (interior) became loose.

The driver's door handle (exterior) is off track.

The seat panel fell off of the back of the driver's seat.

The wiring for the exterior lights STILL has a glitch, which is something Mercedes should've fixed 10 years ago. However, when I took it to Mercedes Benz of Greensboro (NC), the guy showed me a trick. When the car says check tail light, all you have to do is bang on the joker a little bit.

The controls for the car lighting, Car settings, etc.) are entirely too complex...it's time consuming.

The B-service -- ok wow. All Mercedes does is change the air filter, oil change, new wiper blades. They "check" (not replace) to see if you need brakes, suspension and a whole bunch of other things they just check. The B-service is not worth $480 when all you have to spend is $200 on wiper blades, oil change, and an oil filter.

General Comments:

I put 15,000 on the car without doing ANY work to it except an oil change. The ENGINES and TRANSMISSIONS in Mercs are phenomenal!!! Damn the cosemetics.

If you guys haven't noticed... the C240 IS the slowest Benz made in the 21st century (in the US). I wanted a C230 Kompressor... but my parents bought me the C240.

I HATE the "adaptive pedal" because if I go slow in the city, and get on the highway, the car will take off slow and shift early... and it's the opposite when getting OFF the highway... after doing 80mph, and coming to a stoplight in the city, the car will take off like a rocket.

I love the fact that Mercs WILL NOT exceed the maximum RPM (pedal to the metal, the car's RPM gauge doesn't exceed 6 hitting the red zone I LOVE IT).

The "window-trick" DOES WORK regardless if you think it doesn't. In order for the windows and sunroof to open while holding the unlock button on the remote, the remote has to be pointed directly at the sensor on the DRIVER'S door handle (if you don't have the sensor, then you don't have this feature). I've learned that it only work depending on weather conditions.

EVERYONE thinks the upkeep on a Merc is SOOOOOOOOO expensive. I'm only 20 years old, and I took care of my car with NO problem. Think about it. Non Merc drivers have to get oil changes every 3,000k miles @ $25. Merc drivers get oil changes every 6,000k miles @ $50... which is typically the same.

THE ONLY Merc I will purchase is the new S550, or the 2010 E CLASS (OMG it's gorgeous). The 2010 E Class will debut sometime after June! It's a beast! Look or it.