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Mercedes-Benz CL550

Every Mercedes-Benz CL550 model year on file, 2007 to 2014. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years234 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years82007 to 2014
Recall campaigns1Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins446Summed across model years
By model year

The 2007 model year drew the most complaints, 7, 30% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

02468200772008200920102011201220132014
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Fuel system leads the Mercedes-Benz CL550 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Fuel system
8
Electrical system
4
Powertrain
3
Engine and cooling
3
Airbags
3
Brakes
2
Seat belts
2
Structure
2
Lighting
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Mercedes-Benz CL550 model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Mercedes-Benz CL550 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2014Not decoded0NoneNone0053
2013Coupe1100.0130053
2012Not decoded0NoneNone1061
2011Coupe540.0631159
2010Sedan20.0100166
2009Coupe1100.0500150
2008Coupe70.0390154
2007Coupe70.0880050
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Mercedes-Benz CL550

  • 12V-557 Dec 3, 2012
    Due to an irregularity stemming from the molding process of the fuel filter flange, the fuel filter flange may crack when operated in high…
    Fuel system · 5,800 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.