Mercedes Benz CL55

Owners filed 10 complaints across 4 model years of the Mercedes Benz CL55. The 2003 drew the most (5).

Model years4
Complaints10
Recalls0
Fires1
Deaths0

Which Mercedes Benz CL55 years should you avoid?

Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Mercedes Benz CL55 model years have at least 25 complaints and are old enough to judge, so any ranking would be noise. The table below has every year as filed.

How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →

Every Mercedes Benz CL55 model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
20062
01—Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Hose, Piping, and ConnectionsRoutine
20052
0——SuspensionRoutine
20041
0——Electrical SystemRoutine
20035
0——Electrical SystemRoutine

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