Reliability of Mercedes Benz C-Class W204 manual?

[Eddles]

Hi all, still looking at cars, the C-Class W204 manual estate has caught my eye, but the massive list of " Bad" on Honest John is huge - is this car really this unreliable? Should I avoid this car? If not, which is the most reliable engine, either petrol or diesel?

Many thanks!

[S54Love]

Not sure if the car itself suits having a manual, if I remember correctly, you'd have 4 pedals!

[Jag_NE]

Eddles said:

Hi all, still looking at cars, the C-Class W204 manual estate has caught my eye, but the massive list of " Bad" on Honest John is huge - is this car really this unreliable? Should I avoid this car? If not, which is the most reliable engine, either petrol or diesel?

Many thanks!

We have a 2013 c180, owned it from nearly new. A few niggles under warranty, worst of which was an aircon fault that soaked the interior, carpets out job. It’s always had a minor gearbox niggle when cold but the 7G isn’t unique to the model. It’s never let us down however. The interior is very durable, it’s taken 6 years of daily use and still looks great inside. It’s nippy enough, reasonably economical and won’t have any ULEZ or similar restrictions like the euro5 diesel.

[stevemcs]

On the manuals the selector mechanism within the box can fail, you loose 2nd and reverse.