Grand Design Reflection vs Mercedes Benz CLA250

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 Grand Design Reflection Mercedes Benz CLA250
Complaints on file 208 520
Model years covered 2014–2024 2012–2017
Worst model year 2022 2014
Best model year 2023 2013
Crashes reported 2 33
Fires reported 6 7
Injuries reported 2 30
Deaths reported 0 2
Most complained-about part Brakes Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 4.8% 13.8%

Grand Design Reflection by year

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

What breaks

Brakes 51 24.5%
Body & Structure 44 21.2%
Suspension 28 13.5%
Equipment & Accessories 19 9.1%
Wheels 11 5.3%
Electrical System 7 3.4%
Tires 5 2.4%

Mercedes Benz CLA250 by year

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

What breaks