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2027 Mercedes-Benz AMG CLE53 4MATIC+ Cabriolet Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Oct 15, 2026
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2027 Mercedes-Benz AMG CLE53 4MATIC+ Cabriolet, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Driver assistance1100.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Driver assistance

Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems.

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From owner reports, verbatim

I purchased this Mercedes AMG CLE 53 on October 8, 2026. Five days later, I was driving in a parking lot of a shopping center going about 15-20 mph when suddenly, for no reason at all, the car jammed on its brakes and came to a complete stop almost immediately. The force of the seat belt holding me in place as it occurred hurt me for hours afterwards. The "Active Brake Assist" as it's known on this vehicle obviously interpreted that there was something I was going to crash into, but there was absolutely nothing there at all in front of me. It did occur as I was driving into a shadow from a nearby building, so perhaps it thought the shadow was another vehicle. This is a serious safety concern for several reasons. Had there been someone driving behind me, this "phantom braking" episode could have had someone crash into me from behind. Additionally, the force of the seat belt across my chest as the car came to the abrupt stop could certainly do damage to a driver or passengers in the car. I called the dealership I purchased the car from, and they said there are no known issues with the emergency braking system, but I did look online and I found several Mercedes owners complaining of the same issue. I truly believe this Mercedes emergency braking issue needs to be investigated.

NHTSA ID 11771359 · filed Oct 15, 2026

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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