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What 193 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Mercedes-benz CLA

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (193)Crash / fire / injury (10)Engine (68)Electrical system (47)Speed control (36)Transmission & drivetrain (23)Electronic Stability Control (esc) (20)Airbags (14)Body & structure (14)Fuel system (13)Visibility & wipers (11)Steering (8)

1 of 193 complaints match · Steering · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Aug 4, 2021SteeringBrakesCrash1 injury

Was driving on a road with 3 lanes .I was in the right lane was switching to middle when my stering and brakes just locked up I was not able to control the car I ended up all the way in the left lane crashed into a car and ended up on the divider

NHTSA ODI 11427684

Working with the data? Download all 193 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 19, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2014 Mercedes-benz CLA verdict →