Worst years for a Mercedes Benz CLA 250
Owners have filed 137 complaints about the Mercedes Benz CLA 250 with NHTSA across model years 2018 to 2025. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.
Avoid
2018 Mercedes Benz CLA 25054 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.
Cleanest on record
2020 Mercedes Benz CLA 25031 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Mercedes Benz CLA 250 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.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2024 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | Other & Unspecified |
| 2023 | — | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | Other & Unspecified |
| 2022 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Body & Structure |
| 2021 | — | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 2020 | C | 31 | 1 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2019 | C | 27 | 2 | 0 | 20,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2018 | D | 54 | 2 | 2 | 41,000 | Electrical System |
What breaks on a Mercedes Benz CLA 250
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
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Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Mercedes Benz CLA 250, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Compare the Mercedes Benz CLA 250
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.