Mercedes-Benz AMG CLA35Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 7 owner complaints and 8 safety recalls on record for the Mercedes-Benz AMG CLA35.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints7Top: Back over prevention Safety recalls82020–2022 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Mercedes-Benz AMG CLA35 years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the AMG CLA35 median. Tap a year for its full report.

4 1 2

'20'21'22

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2022Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls 2021Not rated–/1001 complaint · 5 recalls 2020Not rated–/1004 complaints · 8 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Mercedes-Benz AMG CLA35 problems

All model years combined: 7 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

4Back over prevention

3Electrical system

1Service brakes1 crash/fire/injury

1Service brakes, hydraulic

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Back over prevention	4	0
Electrical system	3	0
Service brakes	1	1
Service brakes, hydraulic	1	0

8 recalls

Mercedes-Benz AMG CLA35 recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Doors: lock26V-481 · 2020–2021 · Jul 24, 2026 · 310,667 vehicles Other: owners/service/other manual23V-732 · 2020 · Nov 1, 2023 · 42,742 vehicles Communication: auto crash notification22V-365 · 2020–2021 · May 20, 2022 · 242,722 vehicles Back over prevention: display function22V-232 · 2020–2021 · Apr 8, 2022 · 126,443 vehicles Disc: caliper22V-125 · 2020 · Mar 4, 2022 · 4 vehicles Sensing system: camera21V-354 · 2020–2021 · May 14, 2021 · 343,191 vehicles Communication: auto crash notification21V-058 · 2020–2021 · Feb 5, 2021 · 1,292,258 vehicles Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel20V-089 · 2020 · Feb 14, 2020 · 2,101 vehicles