Mercedes-Benz CLA 250
Owners filed 446 complaints across 14 model years of the Mercedes-Benz CLA 250. The 2014 drew the most (177); the 2025 the fewest (1).
Model years14
Complaints446
Recalls62
Fires5
Deaths1
Every Mercedes-Benz CLA 250 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | — | 2 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2021 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2020 | 20 | 11 | — | 1 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2019 | 22 | 6 | — | 2 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2018 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 2 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2017 | 27 | 10 | — | 2 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2016 | 66 | 8 | 1 | 5 | Unknown or Other | Fatalities reported | |
| 2015 | 61 | 7 | — | 5 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2014 | 177 | 6 | 3 | 4 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2013 | 9 | 0 | — | — | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2012 | 7 | 0 | — | 1 | Air Bags | Routine |
Which Mercedes-Benz CLA 250 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2014 is the weakest year on record, with 177 complaints concentrated in the engine. It carries 6 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.