Mercedes Benz CL600

Owners filed 31 complaints across 5 model years of the Mercedes Benz CL600. The 2001 drew the most (14); the 2005 the fewest (1).

Model years5

Complaints31

Recalls4

Fires4

Deaths0

Every Mercedes Benz CL600 model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2005	1	0	—	—	Suspension	Routine
2004	1	1	—	—	Suspension	Routine
2003	2	1	—	—	Suspension	Routine
2002	13	1	—	—	Suspension	Routine
2001	14	1	4	—	Suspension	Routine

Which Mercedes Benz CL600 years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2001 is the weakest year on record, with 14 complaints concentrated in the suspension. It carries 1 recall.

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.