Hi
I have just had a CLS for the weekend that had 300 miles on the clock. I noticed that there was a slight rattle, coming from the dash I think. This was only apparent on certain road surfaces.
Interested to know views of owners to whether there have been any other instances or is this probably just a one off.

 

had a rattle fixed. the trim surrounding the speedo was the culprit

 

That's good to know. I have a few rattles, but the most prominent is coming from the instrument cluster somewhere. Maybe mine is coming from the same trim. I have about 6500 miles, and I have been waiting for the first service to get the rattles addressed. I also have an occasional rattle from the sunroof cover and a more prominent one coming somewhere from the back (i think the rear portion of the center console). The car is rattle-free on smooth roads, but here in Oregon, we have tons of uneven, worn highways from years of studded tires, and the rattles come out on these roads.

 

I have a small rattle in my back seat some where on the passenger side.......
it's only annoying sometimes so i just kind of live with it.....
but I understand how the rattles can drive you nuts........

 

That's concerning as I do not expect any rattles from a car costing this much. 9 yrs on and no rattles in my E Class and my wifes A Class has been great too. I have now placed my order so I really hope I have a well built one as I know how hard it will be to resolve these type of things if its intermittent, I can just hear the dealer now 'but we cant replicate the noise you hear as when we drove it was fine'. I really hope I am making the right decision buying a CLS as these cars cost a substantial premium over the E Class. My understanding was the extra cost is in the styling and better quality interior build and materials used and they look stunning.

 

wow an A class? are those Euro or have they arrived here already?
I'm looking forward to the CLA class

 

No, not the new one, its over 3 yrs old. The new one is not quite here yet, but I think you can order it. I am in the UK.