MODELYEARINDEX

Mercedes-Benz CLA

343 complaints across 7 scored model years .

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Mercedes-Benz CLA Full report
F
Grade 2014–2020
2014 vs model median 7.1×
Model median3× median
Engine 46
Speed Control 31
Electrical 30
Avoid

2014 · 2016

Best

2018 · 2019

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Severity-weighted complaint volume and grade by model year for the Mercedes-Benz CLA
Year Complaint volume vs median Reports Grade
2014
7.11× 177 F
2015
1.45× 27 C
2016
2.09× 40 D
2017
0.90× 25 B
2018
0.40× 12 A
2019
0.41× 11 A
2020
1.00× 24 B

What it costs to run

EPA figures for the most recent model year on record.

EPA fuel economy and drivetrain
Combined MPG28
City / Highway25 / 35
Engine2L, 4 cyl
DriveFront-Wheel Drive
Annual fuel cost$2,700

Recalls

No recall campaigns are on record for this model.

Others in Midsize Cars

Same body and size class. Each grade describes that model against its own history — these are not ranked against each other.

Other models in the same segment
Model Years to avoid Grade
Acura TL
2012
C
Acura TLX
20152020
C
Acura TSX
2010
C
Alfa Romeo Giulia
2017
C
Audi A4
none flagged
B
Audi A4 Allroad
2013
C
Audi A5
none flagged
C
Audi S4
none flagged
B

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Working 2014 CLA
Complaints in window
177
Severity-weighted
270
Model median (weighted)
38
vs model median
7.11×
Recall campaigns (weighted)
0
Open investigations
1
Score 21.7 F