Mercedes-Benz CLK320Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 115 owner complaints and 4 safety recalls on record for the Mercedes-Benz CLK320.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints115Top: Electrical system Safety recalls41999–2009 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Mercedes-Benz CLK320 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 CLK320 median. Tap a year for its full report.

18 17 15 16 19 16 12 1 1

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2009Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls 2006Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls 2005Not rated–/10012 complaints · 3 recalls 2004Not rated–/10016 complaints · 3 recalls 2003Not rated–/10019 complaints · 3 recalls 2002Not rated–/10016 complaints · 0 recalls 2001Not rated–/10015 complaints · 0 recalls 2000Not rated–/10017 complaints · 0 recalls 1999Not rated–/10018 complaints · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common Mercedes-Benz CLK320 problems

All model years combined: 115 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

31Electrical system4 crash/fire/injury

19Air bags13 crash/fire/injury

13Seat belts2 crash/fire/injury

11Structure2 crash/fire/injury

10Tires

8Vehicle speed control

8Power train

7Engine and engine cooling

6Seats

3615 other systems3 crash/fire/injury

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Electrical system	31	4
Air bags	19	13
Seat belts	13	2
Structure	11	2
Tires	10	0
Vehicle speed control	8	4
Power train	8	1
Engine and engine cooling	7	1
Seats	6	0
15 other systems	36	3

4 recalls

Mercedes-Benz CLK320 recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Visibility: sun/moon roof assembly24V-874 · 2003–2005 · Nov 19, 2024 · 33,456 vehicles Visibility: sun/moon roof assembly22V-954 · 2003–2005 · Dec 23, 2022 · 131,653 vehicles Visibility: sun/moon roof assembly19V-918 · 2003–2005 · Dec 20, 2019 · 747,928 vehicles Front: anchorage99V-030 · 1999 · Feb 11, 1999 · 2,600 vehicles

2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the CLK320

Dec 20, 2013
Loss of rear lighting assemblyEA13008 · 2008–2009 · closed May 12, 2014
Led to recall 14V-177
Dec 17, 2003
ENGINE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY FAILUREPE03058 · 1999–2000 · closed Apr 22, 2004
No recall