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What 65 owners told NHTSA about the 2016 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 (65)Crash / fire / injury (8)Engine (15)Airbags (13)Body & structure (8)Electrical system (8)Steering (7)Fuel system (6)Transmission & drivetrain (5)Brakes (3)Visibility & wipers (3)Wheels (3)

1 of 65 complaints match · Wheels · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Sep 5, 2018TiresWheelsCrash

THE TIRES BLEW OUT ON THE NJ TURNPIKE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 67 MILES PER HOUR. THEY ARE PIRELLI CINTURATO P7 RUN FLAT 225 40R18. ONE OF THE OTHER TIRES HAS A BUBBLE IN IT. THE VEHICLES LOST CONTROL AND WAS SWERVING SEVERELY RIGHT AND LEFT ALMOST DOING A FULL 180 DEGREE TURN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WHICH NEARLY HIT OTHER VEHICLES DRIVING OVER 65 MILES PER HOUR. VEHICLE IS 2 YEARS OLD AND HAD TIRE ISSUES AT LEAST 4 TIMES PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. TIRE HAD PRESSURE ISSUE AND WAS TAKEN FOR SERVICE TO MERCEDES OF CHERRY HILL NJ APPROXIMATELY A MONTH BEFORE THIS BLOW OUT.

NHTSA ODI 11124464

Working with the data? Download all 65 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 2016 Mercedes-benz CLA verdict →