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Mercedes-Benz CLK55Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 3 owner complaints and 1 safety recall on record for the Mercedes-Benz CLK55.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints3Top: Fuel/propulsion systemSafety recalls12005–2006 model years

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

Best & worst years

Mercedes-Benz CLK55 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 CLK55 median. Tap a year for its full report.

'05'06
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
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2006Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2005Not rated–/1002 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Mercedes-Benz CLK55 problems

All model years combined: 3 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Fuel/propulsion system10
Steering10
1 recall

Mercedes-Benz CLK55 recalls

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

24%Visibility: sun/moon roof assembly19V-918 · 2005 · Dec 20, 2019 · 747,928 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the CLK55

  1. Loss of rear lighting assemblyEA13008 · 2008–2009 · closed May 12, 2014
    Led to recall 14V-177