Faults:

The car has required 2 oil changes and 1 windshield wiper blade.

I have to add 1 or 2 cans or r134 to the A/C system every spring. It hasn't needed any other maintenance in the 2+ years I've owned it.

This is my 9th Mercedes, and this, by far, is the most reliable one yet.

General Comments:

Besides being maintenance free, it gets great gas mileage. A bit underpowered and no frills, but still fun to drive. I think it would be their best seller if they would release this stripped down model to the US market. Manual windows and manual seats are problem free. The cloth interior held up very well for a 20+ year old car.

All three of my children drive it and they are rough on cars. I bought it as an extra car while the children are in town, but now I drive it and let my E320 sit.

Faults:

Nothing.

General Comments:

What a wonderful car.

Reading other peoples' reviews, I must have the best C180 in the world. If you treat this car with care and put the best petrol you can get in it, not supermarket stuff as I did once, which did give me some running problems, the 1994 is in my mind the last of the well made Mercs. The metal is thicker, the carpets are thicker, and now after 20 years it has no rust at all.

It still drives like a new car, and I have driven a few as part of my work, and always look forward to getting back to my Polar White Merc with its white interior. My man that MoTs and services this fantastic car, tells me he has cars in that are only five years old that are in a condition that this Merc puts to shame.

Faults:

Fuel pump at 250,000 miles.

Oil leak from crankshaft oil seal at 200,000 miles.

Wiper motor at 220,000.

Radiator expansion tank blown at 180,000.

Throttle body faulty at 378,000.

Main fuel line fractured at 290,000.

General Comments:

My father's car from new, and well maintained throughout.

It is still powerful and very quiet to drive.

Apart from above faults, and brakes and tyres, this vehicle has been incredible.

Faults:

I had to change the PMS (engine computer) and the throttle body after I bought the car, almost at the same time. I bought them used from ebay.co.uk for 180 pounds, because the dealer wanted more than $5000 for both. I changed myself both parts (very easy), and the engine has been working flawless since. I found that this is a common issue with this car, as well as the engine harness, probably changed by the former owner.

Complete tune-up, transmission and rear axle fluids changed, brakes, genuine used antenna. In general, parts are inexpensive from dealer and available.

No problems from engine, transmission or suspension. The car has been very reliable. This car has no air sensor, so one less thing to worry about.

General Comments:

The car is a little underpowered because the engine has no torque below 3000 RPM, but it can run easily at 120 kph on the motorway.

The interior (mb-tex) looks like new, and the Elegance package, along with the exterior metallic green, makes the car looks great.

This car handles like a go-kart, but the suspension and the seats are quite stiff; don't know the reason.

Before buying a C180, I would recommend looking for a C220. The engine has more power (122 hp vs. 150 HP) and torque, no engine computer (ECU) issues (they use different computer), and the gas mileage is the same for both.