Dodge B150 vs Mercedes Benz CLS550

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure Dodge B150 Mercedes Benz CLS550
Complaints on file 34 84
Model years covered 1981–2001 2006–2009
Worst model year — 2007
Best model year — 2006
Crashes reported 1 1
Fires reported 1 1
Injuries reported 1 4
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Steering Fuel & Propulsion
Share of complaints involving harm 8.8% 7.1%

Dodge B150 by year

81 82 84 85 87 90 91 94 95 99 01
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Steering 8 23.5%
Brakes 6 17.6%
Body & Structure 6 17.6%
Transmission & Drivetrain 3 8.8%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 2 5.9%
Tires 2 5.9%
Engine & Cooling 1 2.9%
Airbags 1 2.9%

Mercedes Benz CLS550 by year

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 6 7.1%
Transmission & Drivetrain 6 7.1%
Electrical System 6 7.1%
Suspension 6 7.1%
Airbags 5 6.0%
Brakes 5 6.0%
Other & Unspecified 4 4.8%