FaultScore

Newmar Dutch Star 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 Newmar Dutch Star Mercedes Benz CLA250
Complaints on file 210 519
Model years covered 1994–2023 2012–2017
Worst model year 2000 2014
Best model year 2018 2013
Crashes reported 2 33
Fires reported 6 7
Injuries reported 1 30
Deaths reported 0 2
Most complained-about part Tires Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 4.3% 13.9%

Newmar Dutch Star by year

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

What breaks

Tires 40 19.0%
Engine & Cooling 27 12.9%
Electrical System 24 11.4%
Other & Unspecified 18 8.6%
Equipment & Accessories 14 6.7%
Lights 12 5.7%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 12 5.7%
Brakes 11 5.2%

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