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2011 Mercedes-Benz CLS218 problems

NHTSA lists 1 complaints for the 2011 Mercedes-Benz CLS218, 0 of them mention a crash and 0 mention a fire. 0 complaints mention an injury, with 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported.

Data build 2026-10-10.

NHTSA lists this vehicle as MERCEDES-BENZ CLS218.

At a glance

Complaints
1
With crash
0
With fire
0
With injury (complaints)
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Recalls
0
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
Unavailable
Investigations
0
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
92

Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.

Where the complaints are

Top systems
SystemComplaintsShare of this vehicle's complaints
AIR BAGS1100.0%
Top subsystems
SystemSubsystemComplaints

One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.

Model-generated complaint tags: This model year has not been tagged.

Recalls

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0 recalls.

Investigations

0 investigations; 0 open.

Manufacturer communications

92 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
EQUIPMENT27
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM19
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING10
POWER TRAIN9
STEERING9
SEAT BELTS3
SEATS3
STRUCTURE3

10164808

Date: 2019-08-14. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, TIRES.

Various fault codes present in TPM Control Unit, vehicles with code 475 and code B03

10160730

Date: 2019-04-25. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT, VISIBILITY.

Window lifter inoperative

10160625

Date: 2019-04-05. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SUSPENSION.

Thumping noises from rear axle shock absorber

10155128

Date: 2019-02-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STRUCTURE.

Thumping noises from rear axle damper

10155126

Date: 2019-01-30. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

Model series 257: In the Edition 1, the Welcome graphic is not displayed in the instrument cluster with the specific Edition animation.

10154018

Date: 2019-01-25. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES.

ESP, BAS, PRE-SAFE - Fault message in instrument cluster

10154023

Date: 2019-01-25. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SERVICE BRAKES.

ESP, BAS, PRE-SAFE - Fault message in instrument cluster

10153993

Date: 2018-12-03. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

Battery discharged, vehicle does not start - Event code U116000 "A bus keepawake event has been detected" is logged in the quick test

10149789

Date: 2018-10-04. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE.

Fuel Tank Is Difficult To Fill

10151963

Date: 2018-07-23. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

Info-Call/S24H-Call/MB Contact: Change of language setting at customer request

Notes on this record

  • Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
  • System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
  • Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
  • A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.

Other names NHTSA uses

None listed.

Matched NHTSA models

Matched labels and complaints
NHTSA model labelComplaints
CLS2181

Same model, other years

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Other Mercedes-Benz models, 2011

Sources

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