Mercedes Benz CLS
Owners filed 5 complaints across 4 model years of the Mercedes Benz CLS. The 2006 drew the most (3); the 2011 the fewest (1).
Model years4
Complaints5
Recalls1
Fires0
Deaths0
Which Mercedes Benz CLS years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2006 is the weakest year on record, with 3 complaints concentrated in the fuel system, gasoline.
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.