Mercedes-Benz CLS 450

Owners filed 26 complaints across 5 model years of the Mercedes-Benz CLS 450. The 2019 drew the most (14); the 2021 the fewest (1).

Model years5

Complaints26

Recalls34

Fires0

Deaths0

Every Mercedes-Benz CLS 450 model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2023	3	3	—	—	Wheels	Routine
2022	3	6	—	1	Air Bags	Routine
2021	1	8	—	—	Wheels	Routine
2020	5	5	—	—	Electrical System	Routine
2019	14	12	—	—	Wheels	Routine

Which Mercedes-Benz CLS 450 years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2019 is the weakest year on record, with 14 complaints concentrated in the wheels. It carries 12 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.