FaultScore

Toyota Prerunner 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 Toyota Prerunner Mercedes Benz CLS550
Complaints on file 33 82
Model years covered 1997–2002 2006–2009
Worst model year 2007
Best model year 2006
Crashes reported 4 1
Fires reported 0 1
Injuries reported 4 4
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Body & Structure Fuel & Propulsion
Share of complaints involving harm 24.2% 7.3%

Toyota Prerunner by year

97 98 99 01 02
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Body & Structure 6 18.2%
Suspension 6 18.2%
Transmission & Drivetrain 5 15.2%
Airbags 4 12.1%
Other & Unspecified 3 9.1%
Engine & Cooling 2 6.1%
Tires 2 6.1%
Seat Belts 2 6.1%

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 7.3%
Transmission & Drivetrain 6 7.3%
Electrical System 6 7.3%
Suspension 6 7.3%
Airbags 5 6.1%
Brakes 4 4.9%
Other & Unspecified 4 4.9%