FaultScore

Mercedes Benz AMG CLA45 problems

Owners have filed 41 complaints about the Mercedes Benz AMG CLA45 with NHTSA across model years 2014 to 2022. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Every Mercedes Benz AMG CLA45 year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2022 1 0 0 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
2021 1 0 0 Other & Unspecified
2018 11 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2016 1 0 0 Steering
2015 4 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2014 23 0 0 54,117 Transmission & Drivetrain

What breaks on a Mercedes Benz AMG CLA45

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Electrical System 7 17.1%

Worst in 2014

Engine & Cooling 6 14.6%

Worst in 2018

Transmission & Drivetrain 5 12.2%

Worst in 2014

Other & Unspecified 5 12.2%

Worst in 2014

Airbags 4 9.8%

Worst in 2014

Body & Structure 4 9.8%

Worst in 2014

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 3 7.3%

Worst in 2014

Tires 3 7.3%

Worst in 2014

Fuel & Propulsion 2 4.9%

Worst in 2014

Steering 1 2.4%

Worst in 2016

Stability & Traction Control 1 2.4%

Worst in 2018

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Mercedes Benz AMG CLA45, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jul 2015 peak 12 Sep 2025

Compare the Mercedes Benz AMG CLA45

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.