Mercedes Benz CL550

Owners filed 23 complaints across 7 model years of the Mercedes Benz CL550. The 2008 drew the most (7); the 2013 the fewest (1).

Model years7

Complaints23

Recalls2

Fires3

Deaths0

Every Mercedes Benz CL550 model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2013	1	0	—	—	Air Bags	Routine
2012	0	1	—	—	—	Routine
2011	5	1	2	—	Unknown or Other	Routine
2010	2	0	—	—	Air Bags	Routine
2009	1	0	1	—	Exterior Lighting	Routine
2008	7	0	—	—	Seat Belts	Routine
2007	7	0	—	—	Fuel/Propulsion System	Routine

Which Mercedes Benz CL550 years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2008 is the weakest year on record, with 7 complaints concentrated in the seat belts.

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.