2007 Mercedes Benz Cls550: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 44 complaints
44
Total Complaints
57,250mi
Median Mileage
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Top Issue
0
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

42,000 25th Percentile
57,250 Median Mileage
86,431 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
17
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
8
SUSPENSION
2
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2
POWER TRAIN
2
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
1
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
1
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
1
AIR BAGS
1

Severity Assessment

0
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE CAR WAS INTERNALLY EMITTING A FOUL ODOR WHICH WAS DETERMINED TO BE FROM MOLD BUILDING UP IN THE VENTILATION SYSTEM.*AK"
"MY 2007 MERCEDES CLS 550 ENGINE SUDDENLY WENT OFF FOR A FRACTION OF SECOND DURING DRIVING,EVERYTHING WAS LOCKED UP,BRAKE AND STEERING AND I ENDED UP IN A DITCH. ODOMETER OF THE CAR 18,800MILES. LAST MAINTENANCE AT 11,000 MILE AT AMERICAN SERVICE CENTER IN ARLINGTON,VA. FEW DAYS AGO THE CAR SUDDENL..."
"MY 2007 MERCEDES CLS 550 ENGINE SUDDENLY WENT OFF FOR A FRACTION OF SECOND DURING DRIVING,EVERYTHING WAS LOCKED UP,BRAKE AND STEERING AND I ENDED UP IN A DITCH. ODOMETER OF THE CAR 18,800MILES. LAST MAINTENANCE AT 11,000 MILE AT AMERICAN SERVICE CENTER IN ARLINGTON,VA. FEW DAYS AGO THE CAR SUDDENL..."

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