Mercedes-Benz Cls 2005

2005 Mercedes-Benz Cls: what owners report

• The Airmatic air suspension on the first generation leaks and fails, according to three US owners of 2008 cars; AUTO BILD warns repairs run to four figures.2004–2010
• Among 61 French owners of the first-generation 320 CDI, the turbo is the most reported failure, followed by the gearbox and a manifold.2004–2010
• AUTO BILD's used-car test says the first generation's COMAND system often crashes before the facelift, and early cars have the troublesome SBC brake dropped in 2006.2004–2010
• AUTO BILD's used-car test names the hydraulic bushing of the front tension strut, then the upper wishbones, as the first generation's most common TÜV findings.2004–2010