Mercedes-Benz AMG CLA45: Years to Avoid and Best Years to Buy
The Mercedes-Benz AMG CLA45 has 8 model year(s) in the federal index and no scored complaint record yet, so this page carries the catalogue entry and the years we hold rather than a verdict.
Year-by-year data table
| Year | Score | Verdict | Running cost / yr | NHTSA complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | — | DATA PENDING | $4,110 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | DATA PENDING | $4,250 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | DATA PENDING | $4,390 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | DATA PENDING | $4,530 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | DATA PENDING | $4,270 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | DATA PENDING | $4,410 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | DATA PENDING | $4,550 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | DATA PENDING | $4,690 | 0 | 0 |
Running cost is fuel or energy plus the maintenance band midpoint for that car at its age today, re-priced to your country. Purchase price, insurance and depreciation are not included.
AMG CLA45 sub-models & family
Variants & trims on record
Body, powertrain and trim variants of the AMG CLA45 on the federal record. Variants folded into this nameplate are counted in this page's data; the rest have too thin a record for a page of their own yet.
AMG CLA45 4maticAMG CLA45 S
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Sources: NHTSA, EPA · Methodology · Updated 2026-10-04