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Mercedes-Benz CL600Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 31 owner complaints and 1 safety recall on record for the Mercedes-Benz CL600.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints31Top: SuspensionSafety recalls12001–2005 model years

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

Best & worst years

Mercedes-Benz CL600 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 CL600 median. Tap a year for its full report.

'01'02'03'04'05
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2005Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2004Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall2003Not rated–/1002 complaints · 1 recall2002Not rated–/10013 complaints · 1 recall2001Not rated–/10014 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Mercedes-Benz CL600 problems

All model years combined: 31 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Suspension172
Engine and engine cooling51
Electrical system52
Exterior lighting31
Structure21
Service brakes, hydraulic20
Visibility20
Fuel/propulsion system21
Engine21
6 other systems62
1 recall

Mercedes-Benz CL600 recalls

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

–Suspension04V-228 · 2001–2004 · May 13, 2004 · 6,238 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the CL600

  1. Loss of rear lighting assemblyEA13008 · 2008–2010 · closed May 12, 2014
    Led to recall 14V-177