AutoUtility currently tracks 9 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2015 Mercedes-Benz CLS. Brakes & Traction Control issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 3 complaints (33.3% of submitted records). Among these NHTSA complaint records, 1 cites a fire.
- • Total NHTSA Complaints: 9 reports
- • #1 Reported Problem Area: Brakes & Traction Control (3 reports • 33.3% of submitted complaints)
- • Secondary Problem Areas: Electrical System (3), Steering System (2)
- • Crash-Citing Complaints: 0 filings
- • Fire-Citing Complaints: 1 filings
- • Complaints Reporting Injuries / Fatalities: 0 injury filings • 0 fatality filings
Most Reported Problems for 2015 Mercedes-Benz CLS
Top automotive subsystem defect categories ranked by unique owner complaint volume in federal records
Brakes & Traction Control
Electrical System
Steering System
Engine & Cooling
Powertrain & Transmission
Recent NHTSA Owner Reports for 2015 Mercedes-Benz CLS
Representative defect filings submitted by owners to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
"2015 mercedes benz CLS 400 - Engine caught fire while in a parking lot approximately 10 minutes after i parked it and went inside department store. The vehicle had no open recalls"
"while going on freeway at 70 mph car came up with code service required do not shift see dealer and lost power had to pull off lane onto shoulder luckily was able to, could not get car to shift or go anywhere could not contact their roadside assistance, this is the third time it has done it too me,..."
"The steering wheel power adjustment function stopped working. The steering wheel went to the topmost position and got stuck there. It still telescopes in and out, but the up and down function stopped working, and it's stuck at the highest position and won't move down. The car has 52K miles and was..."
"A FEW TIMES A MONTH, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR'S ENGINE AND VOLUME START TO DECREASE. THE TEMPORARY FIX, IS TO RELEASE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE."
"THE DRIVER'S SEAT WITH NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS"
Complaint History for Mercedes-Benz CLS
Reported defect complaint volume across sibling model years (2015–2023)
| Model Year | NHTSA Complaints | Crash Reports | Safety Recalls | Detailed Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Mercedes-Benz CLS Current Page | 9 | 0 | 0 | Current |
| 2016 Mercedes-Benz CLS | 0 | 0 | 0 | View 2016 Problems → |
| 2017 Mercedes-Benz CLS | 2 | 0 | 1 | View 2017 Problems → |
| 2018 Mercedes-Benz CLS | 0 | 0 | 0 | View 2018 Problems → |
| 2019 Mercedes-Benz CLS | 20 | 0 | 12 | View 2019 Problems → |
| 2020 Mercedes-Benz CLS | 6 | 0 | 5 | View 2020 Problems → |
| 2021 Mercedes-Benz CLS | 1 | 0 | 8 | View 2021 Problems → |
| 2022 Mercedes-Benz CLS | 3 | 1 | 6 | View 2022 Problems → |
| 2023 Mercedes-Benz CLS | 3 | 0 | 3 | View 2023 Problems → |
Detailed NHTSA Component Breakdown for 2015 Mercedes-Benz CLS
Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 9 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications
| Vehicle Component / System | Total Complaints | Crash Reports | Fire Reports | Reported Injury Entries | Reported Fatality Entries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical System NHTSA category: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Engine NHTSA category: ENGINE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Powertrain NHTSA category: POWER TRAIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seats & Restraints NHTSA category: SEATS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Service Brakes NHTSA category: SERVICE BRAKES | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steering NHTSA category: STEERING | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wheels & Hubs NHTSA category: WHEELS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The complaint records on this page are retrieved directly from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) public database.
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