Mercedes-Benz AMG CLS53Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 8 owner complaints and 17 safety recalls on record for the Mercedes-Benz AMG CLS53.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints8Top: Wheels Safety recalls172019–2021 model years

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

Best & worst years

Mercedes-Benz AMG CLS53 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 CLS53 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2021Not rated–/1001 complaint · 10 recalls 2020Not rated–/1001 complaint · 7 recalls 2019Not rated–/1006 complaints · 10 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Mercedes-Benz AMG CLS53 problems

All model years combined: 8 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

4Wheels

2Electrical system

1Back over prevention

1Steering

1Service brakes

1Engine

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
Wheels	4	0
Electrical system	2	0
Back over prevention	1	0
Steering	1	0
Service brakes	1	0
Engine	1	0

17 recalls

Mercedes-Benz AMG CLS53 recalls

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

Electrical system: wiring24V-445 · 2019–2021 · Jun 14, 2024 · 22,422 vehicles Electrical system: wiring24V-100 · 2021 · Feb 9, 2024 · 12,191 vehicles Electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery22V-733 · 2019–2021 · Sep 30, 2022 · 19,968 vehicles Electrical system: wiring22V-533 · 2019–2021 · Jul 22, 2022 · 16,977 vehicles Communication: auto crash notification22V-365 · 2019–2021 · May 20, 2022 · 242,722 vehicles Back over prevention: display function22V-232 · 2019–2020 · Apr 8, 2022 · 126,443 vehicles Steering: steering wheel/handle bar22V-189 · 2021 · Mar 25, 2022 · 8,396 vehicles Sensor: side impact21V-527 · 2021 · Jul 12, 2021 · 542 vehicles Rear/other: retractor21V-483 · 2021 · Jun 25, 2021 · 4,917 vehicles Sensing system: camera21V-354 · 2021 · May 14, 2021 · 343,191 vehicles Sensor: occupant classification21V-230 · 2021 · Apr 1, 2021 · 8,634 vehicles Communication: auto crash notification21V-058 · 2019–2020 · Feb 5, 2021 · 1,292,258 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 17 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.