FaultScore

Worst years for a Mercedes Benz CLA250

Owners have filed 519 complaints about the Mercedes Benz CLA250 with NHTSA across model years 2012 to 2017. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Avoid

2014 Mercedes Benz CLA250

280 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.

Cleanest on record

2013 Mercedes Benz CLA250

11 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Mercedes Benz CLA250 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
2017 C 37 2 0 37,190 Electrical System
2016 D 99 9 1 37,000 Other & Unspecified
2015 D 83 12 0 37,800 Other & Unspecified
2014 F 280 9 6 15,000 Engine & Cooling
2013 A 11 0 0 70,000 Airbags
2012 9 1 0 71,000 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Mercedes Benz CLA250

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

Engine & Cooling 108 20.8%

Worst in 2014

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Airbags 45 8.7%

Worst in 2016

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Fuel & Propulsion 21 4.0%

Worst in 2014

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 19 3.7%

Worst in 2014

Steering 17 3.3%

Worst in 2014

Brakes 14 2.7%

Worst in 2014

Wheels 13 2.5%

Worst in 2014

Seats 4 0.8%

Worst in 2014

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Mercedes Benz CLA250, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Nov 2013 peak 18 Aug 2026

Mercedes Benz CLA250 problems by state

Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.

Compare the Mercedes Benz CLA250

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