Mercedes-Benz CLS Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 1 safety recall and 5 owner complaints across 4 model years of the Mercedes-Benz CLS (2006–2011). The most-complained-about year is 2006.

Pick your Mercedes-Benz CLS model year

• 2006
• 2008
• 2009
• 2011

What Mercedes-Benz CLS owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 5 complaints with NHTSA. The 2006 model year has the most, with 3.

• Fuel system, gasoline3
• Air bags: frontal1
• Service brakes, hydraulic1

All Mercedes-Benz CLS recalls (1)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Mercedes-Benz CLS, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Electrical system

   NHTSA 08V303000 Reported July 7, 2008 404 vehicles potentially affected MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC.

   Mercedes-benz is recalling my 2006-2008 m-class, r-class, my 2005-2009 slk-class, my 2005-2008 c-class, my 2003-2004 and 2006-2008 clk-class, my 2003-2008 e-class, my 2004 and 2008 cl-class, my 2008 cls-class, my 2004 and 2007-2008 s-class, my 2003 g-class, and my 2003-2004, 2006 and 2009 sl-class vehicles. A software calibration number…

   Remedy: Dealers will recode the scn free of charge. The recall began on august 30, 2008. Owners may contact mercedes-benz at 1-800-367-6372.

   Model years: 2008

Other Mercedes-Benz models

• C3003,469 complaints
• E3502,170 complaints
• E3201,164 complaints
• ML350952 complaints
• GLK350904 complaints
• ML320742 complaints
• C250726 complaints
• C230657 complaints

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.