Mercedes-Benz CLS 450Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 28 owner complaints and 21 safety recalls on record for the Mercedes-Benz CLS 450.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints28Top: Wheels Safety recalls212019–2023 model years

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

Best & worst years

Mercedes-Benz CLS 450 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 CLS 450 median. Tap a year for its full report.

15 5 2 3 3

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Avoid
Caution
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2023Not rated–/1003 complaints · 3 recalls 2022Not rated–/1003 complaints · 6 recalls 2021Not rated–/1002 complaints · 8 recalls 2020Not rated–/1005 complaints · 5 recalls 2019Not rated–/10015 complaints · 12 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Mercedes-Benz CLS 450 problems

All model years combined: 28 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

12Wheels

9Electrical system

4Engine

3Steering

2Suspension

2Tires

1Service brakes

1Back over prevention

1Power train

11 other systems

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	12	0
Electrical system	9	0
Engine	4	0
Steering	3	0
Suspension	2	0
Tires	2	0
Service brakes	1	0
Back over prevention	1	0
Power train	1	0
1 other systems	1	1

21 recalls

Mercedes-Benz CLS 450 recalls

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

Electrical system: wiring24V-100 · 2021–2023 · Feb 9, 2024 · 12,191 vehicles Blindspot: sensors23V-574 · 2023 · Aug 11, 2023 · 880 vehicles Delivery: fuel pump23V-445 · 2022–2023 · Jun 26, 2023 · 143,551 vehicles Electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery22V-733 · 2019–2022 · Sep 30, 2022 · 19,968 vehicles Communication: auto crash notification22V-365 · 2019–2022 · 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 · 2022 · Mar 25, 2022 · 8,396 vehicles Sensor: side impact21V-527 · 2021 · Jul 12, 2021 · 542 vehicles Rear/other: retractor21V-483 · 2021–2022 · 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 Communication21V-072 · 2020 · Feb 12, 2021 · 67 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 21 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.