2006 Mercedes Benz Cls500: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 75 complaints
75
Total Complaints
96,462mi
Median Mileage
SERVICE BRAKES
Top Issue
5
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

60,506 25th Percentile
96,462 Median Mileage
130,900 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SERVICE BRAKES
21
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
12
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
10
AIR BAGS
4
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
3
WHEELS
3
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
3
POWER TRAIN
3
ENGINE
2
TIRES
2

Severity Assessment

5
Crashes
0
Fires
7
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCEDES BENZ CLS500. ON OCTOBER 7, 2006, THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. HE HAS GONE TO THE DEALER SIX DIFFERENT TIMES FOR THIS FAILURE IN ADDITION TO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE PULLING TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT, THE VEHIC..."
"NORMAL DRIVING ON ILLINOIS HIGHWAYS AND STREETS. DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEEL/RIM CRACKED, I FEEL THIS COULD LEAD TO LOSE OF CONTROL OF THE AUTO AND A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. PURCHASED NEW RIM AND INSTALLED. DEFECTIVE RIM IS IN STORAGE. *TR"
"PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE CAR ACCELERATED AND HIT TREE. AIR BAGS DID NOT INFLATE AND SATELLITE DID NOT NOTIFY POLICE. COULD NOT STOP VEHICLE. MYSELF AND 2 OTHER PEOPLE WERE INJURED. SIMILAR SITUATION HAPPENED EARLIER THIS YEAR WHEN VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP, STRUCK CAR IN FRONT OF ME, AIR BAGS DID..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28