
{"id":8020,"date":"2021-09-16T08:27:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T08:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tt-blogs.dealerfire.com\/mbscottsdale\/?p=8020"},"modified":"2025-09-19T20:10:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T20:10:54","slug":"is-the-2021-mercedes-c-class-sedan-a-safe-vehicle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mbscottsdale.com\/blog\/is-the-2021-mercedes-c-class-sedan-a-safe-vehicle\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Sedan IIHS Safety Rating and Safety Features"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>Is the 2021 Mercedes C-Class Sedan a safe vehicle?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here at Mercedes-Benz of Scottsdale, AZ, we love Mercedes-Benz vehicles. There are many reasons we adore them, but one of the biggest reasons is safety. Mercedes-Benz produces some of the safest vehicles on the planet. And we\u2019re not just saying that. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) agrees. Is the 2021 Mercedes C-Class Sedan a safe vehicle? The IIHS says\u2026yes! Get the details here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mbscottsdale.com\/new-mercedes-benz-scottsdale-az\">New Mercedes-Benz Inventory<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mbscottsdale.com\/schedule-car-maintenance-or-auto-repair-scottsdale-az\" style=\"color:#fffffa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Schedule Service<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-ds.com\/blogs-media\/sites\/178\/2020\/07\/23115409\/2021-Mercedes-Benz-S-Class-B_o.jpg\" alt=\"2021 Mercedes-Benz S-Class\" class=\"wp-image-11729 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-ds.com\/blogs-media\/sites\/178\/2020\/07\/23115409\/2021-Mercedes-Benz-S-Class-B_o.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-ds.com\/blogs-media\/sites\/178\/2020\/07\/23115409\/2021-Mercedes-Benz-S-Class-B_o-300x195.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3>IIHS Safety Rating<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The IIHS gave the 2021 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Sedan the Top Safety Pick+ award for 2021 C-Class models equipped with the optional front crash system. With this system equipped and the Exterior Lighting Package, the 2021 C-Class Sedan earned a perfect safety score. It earned the highest rating of \u201cGood\u201d in the driver-side small overlap front, passenger-side small overlap front, moderate overlap front, side, rood strength, head restraints and seats, and child seat anchor tests. &nbsp;With the Exterior Lighting Package installed, the Headlight category also receives the \u201cGood\u201d rating. With the optional front crash system installed, the 2021 C-Class receives the highest score of \u201cSuperior\u201d in both the vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-pedestrian front crash prevention categories.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3>Safety Features of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Each 2021 C-Class Sedan comes standard with forward collision warning, pedestrian detection, automatic emergency braking, blind spot monitoring, driver drowsiness monitoring, and a rearview camera. Some of the available features include a surround-view parking camera system, front and rear parking sensors, parallel parking assist, rear cross traffic alert, evasive steering assist, traffic sign recognition, adaptive cruise control, lane tracing assist, lane keep assist, lane departure warning, automatic lane changing, and a head-up display.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iihs.org\/ratings\/vehicle\/mercedes-benz\/c-class-4-door-sedan\/2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">See the 2021 C-Class IIHS Ratings<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3>Save on a Mercedes-Benz Vehicle<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re thinking about getting a Mercedes-Benz vehicle, head over to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbscottsdale.com\/special-offers-scottsdale-az\">National Offers<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbscottsdale.com\/used-car-sales-scottsdale-az\">Manager\u2019s Specials<\/a> pages. There, you\u2019ll find all of our sales, financing specials, and leasing offers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is the 2021 Mercedes C-Class Sedan a safe vehicle? Here at Mercedes-Benz of Scottsdale, AZ, we love Mercedes-Benz vehicles. There are many reasons we adore them, but one of the biggest reasons is safety. Mercedes-Benz produces some of the safest vehicles on the planet. And we\u2019re not just saying that. 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