Mercedes-Benz CLA250 brakes problems
30 complaint narratives mention brakes terms.
Key facts
347 owner complaints analyzed
15 distinct recall campaigns
22,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2012 to 2017 model years. Data snapshot: . 215 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Braking behavior evidence
30 of 347 complaints match this topic (8.6%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 11321194 · 2020-04-15 (April 15, 2020)
THE PURPOSE OF THIS CORRESPONDENCE IS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO LOSE ITS BREAKING POWER AND HAVE ME ALMOST HAVE A NEAR FATAL ACCIDENT. IF I WAS NOT AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER, I MIGHT NOT BE SENDING THIS LETTER AT THIS TIME. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED ON THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 27, 2020. I COMMUTE FROM NEWNAN, GA TO MIDTOWN ATLANTA DAILY. MY COMMUTE CAN RANGE FROM 40-45 MILES AND 50 MINUTES TO MORE THAN AN HOUR ON ANY GIVEN DAY. THE FIRST 30 MILES OF MY COMMUTE IS USUALLY SPENT ON CRUISE CONTROL. I CAN CRUISE INTO DOWNTOWN ATLA…
Owner-reported narrative. 147,982 miles reported. Look up ODI 11321194 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10550890 · 2013-11-04 (November 4, 2013)
ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27, AND TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2013, MY VEHICLE LISTED ABOVE HAD WARNING LIGHTS COME ON THAT STATED, "PRE SAFE, FUNCTIONS LIMITED, INOPERATIVE." IN ADDITION TO THE WORDS, THE ESP AND ABS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO PENSKE MBZ IN WEST COVINA, CA, ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30. THEY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE BY DOING A SOFTWARE UPDATE. ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2013, THE CODES RETURNED AND I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO WHERE I BOUGHT IT, ENCINO, CA, MBZ. I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE CODES AND THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM…
Owner-reported narrative. 1,700 miles reported. Look up ODI 10550890 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10574797 · 2014-03-25 (March 25, 2014)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PRE-SAFE FUNCTIONS LIMITED INOPERATIVE, THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM, AND THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,500. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.…
Owner-reported narrative. 2,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10574797 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10575891 · 2014-03-31 (March 31, 2014)
I PURCHASED A NEW NEW NEW MERCEDES CLA-250C AUTOMOBILE LATE SEPTEMBER 2013. IN MID-OCTOBER I EXPERIENCED UN-COMMANDED ACCELERATION TO ABOVE 5500 RPM. THIS CEASED JUST AS I WAS ABOUT TO APPLY BRAKING. THE CAR THEN BEHAVED NORMALLY. *TR ON CHRISTMAS NIGHT I EXPERIENCED UN-COMMANDED BRAKING WHENEVER I BACKED OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE FORCE OF BRAKING BEING PROPORTIONAL TO THE DEGREE OF LIFT-OFF FROM THE ACCELERATOR. I WAS ABLE TO BRING THE CAR TO A COMPLETE STOP WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BRAKE PEDAL. AT THAT POINT I GROUNDED THE CAR. ON JANUAR…
Owner-reported narrative. 400 miles reported. Look up ODI 10575891 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10609697 · 2014-07-10 (July 10, 2014)
WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS THE CAR STALLED WITH NO WARNING. A NUMBER OF DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON INCLUDING THE PARKING BRAKE, TRACTION CONTROL, ABS, ENGINE, TIRES, AIRBAG, ETC... THERE WAS A RED MESSAGE IN THE INFORMATION DISPLAY THAT READ "SERVICE REQUIRED. DO NOT SHIFT GEARS. VISIT DEALER.", THAT ALTERNATED WITH A YELLOW MESSAGE THAT READ "TRACTION CONTROL INOPERATIVE. SEE OPERATOR'S MANUAL." I WAS ABLE TO COAST CLOSE TO THE CURB TO MOVE OUT OF THE TRAFFIC LANE BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN OVER. A FLAT BED WAS CALLED…
Owner-reported narrative. 5,660 miles reported. Look up ODI 10609697 at NHTSA ↗