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What 44 owners told NHTSA about the 2018 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 (44)Crash / fire / injury (2)Electrical system (12)Engine (9)Airbags (7)Body & structure (6)Transmission & drivetrain (4)Fuel system (3)Communication (2)Seats (2)Steering (2)Electronic Stability Control (esc) (1)

1 of 44 complaints match · Electronic Stability Control (esc) · clear filters

Nov 5, 2018Transmission & drivetrainElectronic Stability Control (esc)Engine

ACCELERATING OUT OF A LEFT TURN, THE CAR HESITATED MOMENTARILY THEN THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN IN TRAFFIC. THE DASH INDICATED THAT THE CAR HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE, POSSIBLY DUE TO THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM (ESP) ISSUE.

NHTSA ODI 11149454

Working with the data? Download all 44 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 2018 Mercedes-benz CLA verdict →