Buying a used Mercedes CLS (W218) - 2011-2018, Buying advice with Common Issues 

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Over the last 14 years I have bought 4 CLS cars and warn people when you buy a used MB make sure you have $4 to $5k set aside during the first 6 months to bring the car up to perfect standards. This comment is just for people who want a great riding and performing Mercedes Benz !

I have watched so many car videos on youtube and yours is the first one that I felt was being honest about the financial cost of owning in luxury car... Thank You

Mercedes was doing it perfectly, last good looking CLS I bet, and that line at the back door to taillight, sexy af

Last month I did change my S320 CDI W221 S-Class to CLS 350 CDI X218 Shooting Brake. CLS is drivers car definitely, I love it. S-Class was like driving on sofa and very nice too but this is my long time dream come true. I did fall in love with CLS in year 2004 when I saw first W219 and when X218 Shooting Brake came 2012 I was just WOW that is sexiest station wagon I've ever seen. I'm just waiting May that I can travel with wife from Finland to Ukraine. Thank You from informatible car reviews.

Thanks for your eye's opening advise.

The wood panel part for the front cup holder tends to become loose. And from my experience there’s a skip in the Bluetooth when playing own music from tike to time. Like a glitch. Other then that the car is spot on

I have 63 performance package 2012. Tuned 700hp and NO ISSUES at all. Been driving this very often and always put smile while I am flooring it.

Had my 2011 350 CDI for 5 years. Best car I've ever had. Had a new battery and a replacement fuel hose in all that time; that's it. Otherwise just miles of effortless, torquey driving pleasure with excellent fuel economy and admiring looks. ( On one 50 mile run on the motorway at 76mph I got 50 mpg - yes, really!) What's not to like?

The biggest Problem of the CLS especially the 350 cdi is that the DPF brokes very often. Haven't any Problems with 85 000 km now (52816,551 miles).

Very Nice car I have a 2011 350 cdi and is true that the electronic are quiet sensible sometimes I get a error with a sensor without any raison just erase with the star dig. Very good engine and the maintenance are quiet cheap if you compare with the bmw or Audi.

finally! I have been waiting for this video.

Just got this facelift 2015 350 bluetec version for 40k euro and with 90k km ,fully equipped so far its amazing best driving experience and with the airmatic is like floating above.luxury inside and the exterior is sexy.

Thanks for the video

Thanks man I love your reviews they're very informative 🙏👍👍👍👌👌👌👏👏👏👏

First time I heard Mercedes air suspension is reliable.

Can you make another review on the BMW E60? Like you did on the E90, talk about the problems and the transmission.

I owned a 2013 CLS550 for a year, common issues I had were stuck steering column, timing chain rattle, air suspension, oil burning slightly

Well thinking about one of these or either 535i😶

Check for water leaks in the interior? Is that common problem in 218 or?

Very glad to hear Mercedes are making more reliable cars again, after the bad patch in the 2000's.

First! BTW Nice review

Lads I can’t seem to decide between this c218 and w212. Which is cheaper?

Just bought the 2012 cls550. its a beast :)

Air suspension goes so don’t buy without a warranty (2,300 a wheel to replace at MB). Everything else is great. Reliable and a real sleeper. 0-60 comes in 4.2 sec and 1/4 mile in 12.7. Don’t listen to any reviews that say 5.2.

I just bought 2012 CLS 350cdi with 90.000km. Stunning car with all the luxury you want.

I really like your clear no nonesense analysis. Thank you very much. I own a 2014 CLS550 4matic and love it a lot.

hello i am thinking of buying a cls500 2011 with 200k km what shoud i know and be prepaird for if i go and buy it

Hmm, you miss that the OM642 3.0 L V6 diesel engine has a very, very common oil leak with the oil cooler seals, and it's quite expensive to fix because it requires diassembly to access the area.

I would really like to see a detailed review on the Acura MDX

I agree this beats the new cls by miles, and it's something I would call close to the perfect sedan shape, imagine this car with carbon fiber body parts, some wider but subtle fenders, a little bit of weight reduction by eliminating useless electronics, getting sports seats like the new amg ones which are still nice for daily driving, a Koenigsegg 5.0L engine but around 800 or 1k horsepower for reliability, better gearbox with a nice manual mode and feel and it would be my dream sedan. I just love the shape of this car and I think it will be a timeless design, it's very aerodynamic, sure it's no E-class wagon for hauling all your relatives and being able to be stuffed with tons of bags but it has the shape of a perfect sports sedan, I just love every angle of it, I like it more than the e39 M5 BMW even. It's not that big of a car by modern standards so it could get nimble with some proper mods. If I had the money...

I've bought a new X218 in october 18 (220 CDI). From the start there is a annoying noise coming from the driver side in the engine bay linked to it there's a vibration in the steering wheel. Car was already back in the mercedes service point, even some specialist from our Belgian mercedes HQ came to take e ride but after a week no solution found. Have to bring it back after new year for a second round of investigation.

i have a 2012 cls63 amazing car extremely reliable and fast

ABS control module failed in my 2015 CLS550 at 23K miles.

I’m gonna trade my 2010 GLK 350 w/AMG package in for either the 2012-15 CLS 550 or the 2013-16 GL 550 both will be 4matic. I know the truck is good in the snow but how is the coupe in the snow?

I find that of the big 3 in Germany Mercedes tend to be the more reliable.

@3:11 music please?

No manual version?

How much is cls550 "2012"?.... and how can I get it?.... I'm living in Doha. Qatar.

I have CLS 350 petrol..now 180000km spend ...i can change oil of 4wd now or oill problem?

Some of the CLS front grille has 1 horizontal line.. some has 2.. can you please explain the difference in their trim model?

Bout time man omg

Top car

Good mechanic could do timing chain $1000

Can you do the mitsubishi l200 2004

The air suspensión y very expensive reparation 6000 7000€

Can u fold rear seats down ?

Beautiful accent 🙏🙏🙏

Is this more reliable than an audi a7

The 400 has a 3.0l engine not 3.5l.

Want to purchase a 2013 cls 550 4 matic with 74k miles.. reliability with the airmatic suspension? Is the engine reliable?

cls400 is 3.0 twin turbo

Pls

Going to buy a 2014 cls 550 with 70k on the dash heard about the issues of the suspension but I think it’s worth the risk such a beautiful car

The twin turbo v8 engines suffer from timing chain rattles and failures. Well knows fact. Go check examples on forums and youtube.

Drop it at 3:10 Thank me later

The most beautiful mercedes ever. 2nd beautiful is the slr mclaren.

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He is mixing up the models here. The new model has five seats three across the back. The one he shows in this video has only two seats in the back with the wooden Sliding partition between the seats.

that English reading hurts ears .....

car rides like garbage even with air suspension compared to S550

You are literally repeating what someone has said in another video of a cls😂

Mercedes need to stop putting the fake wood on the interiors that went out of fashion in the 1980's it looks awful and tacky

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