FaultScore

Forest River Travel Trailer vs Mercedes Benz CLK350

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 Forest River Travel Trailer Mercedes Benz CLK350
Complaints on file 54 135
Model years covered 2004–2006 2006–2009
Worst model year 2006
Best model year 2008
Crashes reported 3 4
Fires reported 0 3
Injuries reported 7 4
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Tires Fuel & Propulsion
Share of complaints involving harm 18.5% 8.1%

Forest River Travel Trailer by year

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

What breaks

Tires 18 33.3%
Body & Structure 12 22.2%
Suspension 12 22.2%
Equipment & Accessories 4 7.4%
Other & Unspecified 3 5.6%
Transmission & Drivetrain 2 3.7%
Wheels 2 3.7%
Electrical System 1 1.9%

Mercedes Benz CLK350 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 17 12.6%
Airbags 17 12.6%
Electrical System 13 9.6%
Transmission & Drivetrain 11 8.1%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 8 5.9%
Seats 6 4.4%
Lights 5 3.7%