Joseph Bellia, owner of a Mercedes M Class worth some €60,000, today filed a judicial protest against the marque's local agents Kinds after rust appeared on the bonnet, the four doors and the luggage compartment.
He argued that this should not happened on a car bought new from Malta in 2007.
He said that he had made several attempts to settle the issue amicably, but the company had not taken action to solve the matter.
He held the company responsible.