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vehicle
2017 / mercedes-benz / cla-class
known issues
5 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-01)
complaints
27 on file (2017-06-19 → 2025-07-24)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
1 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
Panoramic sunroof detaching or shattering while drivingSTRUCTURE6 complaints2017-10 → 2024-07cla-class-2017-panoramic-sunroof-detach
11157264 I WAS DRIVING ON THE TOLL ROAD WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE I HERE A LOUD BOOM AND CRACKLE ABOVE MY HEAD. ALMOST LIKE A FIREWORK WHEN IT GOES OFF. I THOUGHT IT WAS A GUN SHOT. WHEN I LOOKED UP MY PANORAMIC SUNROOF WAS GONE. NOTHING WAS DRIVING IN FRONT OF OR BESIDE
11587142 The contact owns a 2017 Mercedes-Benz CLA250. The contact stated while driving 68-70 MPH, the front roof panel separated from the vehicle and flew off. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 23V854000 (Structure) and 21V197000 (Structure)
Transmission disengaging during a turnPOWER TRAIN2 complaints2019-03 → 2019-04cla-class-2017-transmission-halfshaft-failure
11193961 WHILE MAKING A U TURN ON FL-881 FOREST HILLS BLVD , THE HALF SHAFT FAILED, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO DIS ENGAGE... WHILE ONCOMING TRAFFIC WAS HEADING TOWARD ME. ATTACHED COPY OF MAPS
11191962 MAKING A U TURN , ON 3 LANE BLVD, A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE HAPPENED AND COASTED TO HALT. UPON HALT, TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE, DRIVE OR REVERSE. HAD THERE BEEN HEAVY ON COMING TRAFFIC, I WOULD HAVE BEEN T-BONED CURRENTLY THE VEHICLE IS WITH
Gasoline odor entering the cabinENGINE2 complaints2020-12 → 2024-07cla-class-2017-fuel-odor-cabin
11384705 UPON STARTUP IN COLD WEATHER...STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE CAN BE NOTICED IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS THIS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL LINE CONNECTED TO THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP
11602367 Approximately 6 months I noticed my vehicle began to emit an odor and is not responsive immediately when I press on the gas. During this time period a yellow check engine light appeared on my dashboard. My local mechanic recommended Christopher Motors in
Airbag recall repair parts unavailableAIR BAGS3 complaints2017-12 → 2018-04cla-class-2017-airbag-recall-parts-unavailable
11051768 TL* THE CONTACT LEASED A 2017 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V62700 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT IF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, IT WOULD CAUSE INJURY TO HER FAMILY. THE CONTACT CALLED A
11084319 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA250. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V627000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF
Airbag deploying spontaneously or failing to deployAIR BAGS2 complaints2020-05 → 2023-02cla-class-2017-airbag-deployment-malfunction
11505227 The airbag spontaneously deployed while driving. No impact with any other vehicle and no previous damage
11326509 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 MERCEDES-BENZ C300. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, A VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY MADE A LEFT TURN INTO THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE OF HER VEHICLE CAUSING IT TO ACCELERATE AND JUMP THE CURB EVENTUALLY COMING TO A STOP
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2017 Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2017/mercedes-benz/cla-class
@misc{wrenchpro_2017_mercedes_benz_cla_class_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2017 Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2017/mercedes-benz/cla-class}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
