Nissan 200SX 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	Nissan 200SX	Mercedes Benz CLA250
Complaints on file	209	519
Model years covered	1983–2001	2012–2017
Worst model year	1995	2014
Best model year	1998	2013
Crashes reported	30	33
Fires reported	11	7
Injuries reported	17	30
Deaths reported	0	2
Most complained-about part	Airbags	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	27.8%	13.9%

Nissan 200SX by year

1 1 8 14 14 8 2 1 65 44 18 28 5

83 84 85 86 87 88 89 91 95 96 97 98 01

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

What breaks

Airbags 48 23.0%

Fuel & Propulsion 22 10.5%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 21 10.0%

Engine & Cooling 18 8.6%

Brakes 17 8.1%

Electrical System 13 6.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 12 5.7%

Seat Belts 11 5.3%

Mercedes Benz CLA250 by year

9 11 280 83 99 37

12 13 14 15 16 17

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 108 20.8%

Electrical System 68 13.1%

Other & Unspecified 61 11.8%

Airbags 45 8.7%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 41 7.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 36 6.9%

Body & Structure 29 5.6%

Stability & Traction Control 25 4.8%