Mercedes Benz CL Class

Owners filed 33 complaints across 6 model years of the Mercedes Benz CL Class. The 2002 drew the most (19); the 2005 the fewest (0).

Model years6

Complaints33

Recalls17

Fires7

Deaths9

Every Mercedes Benz CL Class model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2005	0	1	—	—	—	Routine
2004	4	4	—	2	Electrical System	Routine
2003	5	2	4	3	Seat Belts	Fatalities reported
2002	19	2	2	1	Suspension	Routine
2001	4	4	—	—	Interior Lighting	Routine
2000	1	4	1	—	Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings	Routine

Which Mercedes Benz CL Class years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2002 is the weakest year on record, with 19 complaints concentrated in the suspension. It carries 2 recalls.

Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.