Mercedes-Benz CLKYears to avoid, problems & recalls
NHTSA has 19 owner complaints and 1 safety recall on record for the Mercedes-Benz CLK.
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.
Best & worst years
Mercedes-Benz CLK years to avoid
Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the CLK median. Tap a year for its full report.
'98'00'01'02'03'05'06'07'08
- Avoid
- Caution
- Solid
- Best
- Not rated
2008Not rated–/1004 complaints · 1 recall2007Not rated–/1003 complaints · 1 recall2006Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2005Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2003Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls2002Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls2001Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls2000Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls1998Not rated–/1003 complaints · 0 recalls
Complaints by system
Most common Mercedes-Benz CLK problems
All model years combined: 19 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.
5Electrical system
4Exterior lighting
3Fuel/propulsion system
2Power train1 crash/fire/injury
2Engine and engine cooling
2Seats1 crash/fire/injury
1Latches/locks/linkages
1Electronic stability control (ESC)
1Visibility/wiper
55 other systems
| System | Complaints | Crash, fire or injury |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical system | 5 | 0 |
| Exterior lighting | 4 | 0 |
| Fuel/propulsion system | 3 | 0 |
| Power train | 2 | 1 |
| Engine and engine cooling | 2 | 0 |
| Seats | 2 | 1 |
| Latches/locks/linkages | 1 | 1 |
| Electronic stability control (ESC) | 1 | 0 |
| Visibility/wiper | 1 | 0 |
| 5 other systems | 5 | 0 |
1 recall
Mercedes-Benz CLK recalls
Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.
2 investigations
NHTSA investigations of the CLK
- Loss of rear lighting assemblyLed to recall 14V-177
- ENGINE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY FAILURENo recall