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Mercedes-Benz CLSYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 5 owner complaints and 1 safety recall on record for the Mercedes-Benz CLS.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints5Top: Fuel system, gasolineSafety recalls12006–2011 model years

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

Best & worst years

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

'06'08'09'11
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
2011Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2009Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2008Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2006Not rated–/1003 complaints · 0 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Mercedes-Benz CLS problems

All model years combined: 5 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
Fuel system, gasoline30
Air bags11
Service brakes, hydraulic10
1 recall

Mercedes-Benz CLS recalls

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

–Electrical system08V-303 · 2008 · Jul 7, 2008 · 404 vehicles
2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the CLS

  1. Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2012 · still open
    Open
  2. Loss of rear lighting assemblyEA13008 · 2008–2011 · closed May 12, 2014
    Led to recall 14V-177