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Mercedes-Benz CLS500Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 67 owner complaints and 3 safety recalls on record for the Mercedes-Benz CLS500.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints67Top: Service brakesSafety recalls32004–2009 model years

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

Best & worst years

Mercedes-Benz CLS500 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 CLS500 median. Tap a year for its full report.

'04'06'07'09
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
2009Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2007Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls2006Not rated–/10062 complaints · 3 recalls2004Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Mercedes-Benz CLS500 problems

All model years combined: 67 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
Service brakes220
Fuel/propulsion system140
Fuel system, gasoline110
Air bags63
Wheels40
Electrical system40
Power train40
Vehicle speed control42
Electronic stability control (ESC)30
9 other systems150
3 recalls

Mercedes-Benz CLS500 recalls

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

10%Visibility: sun/moon roof assembly24V-874 · 2006 · Nov 19, 2024 · 33,456 vehicles46%Visibility: sun/moon roof assembly21V-196 · 2006 · Mar 19, 2021 · 11,356 vehicles24%Visibility: sun/moon roof assembly19V-918 · 2006 · Dec 20, 2019 · 747,928 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the CLS500

  1. Loss of rear lighting assemblyEA13008 · 2008–2009 · closed May 12, 2014
    Led to recall 14V-177