Mercedes-Benz CLK550Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 6 owner complaints and 5 safety recalls on record for the Mercedes-Benz CLK550.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints6Top: Fuel/propulsion system Safety recalls52007–2009 model years

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

Best & worst years

Mercedes-Benz CLK550 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 CLK550 median. Tap a year for its full report.

5 1 0

'07'08'09

Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
Not rated

2009Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls 2008Not rated–/1001 complaint · 3 recalls 2007Not rated–/1005 complaints · 4 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Mercedes-Benz CLK550 problems

All model years combined: 6 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

3Fuel/propulsion system1 crash/fire/injury

1Engine

1Engine and engine cooling

1Fuel system, gasoline

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
Fuel/propulsion system	3	1
Engine	1	0
Engine and engine cooling	1	0
Fuel system, gasoline	1	0

5 recalls

Mercedes-Benz CLK550 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 · 2007–2009 · Nov 19, 2024 · 33,456 vehicles Visibility: sun/moon roof assembly22V-954 · 2007–2009 · Dec 23, 2022 · 131,653 vehicles Control module: software22V-168 · 2009 · Mar 18, 2022 · 22 vehicles Visibility: sun/moon roof assembly21V-196 · 2007 · Mar 19, 2021 · 11,356 vehicles Visibility: sun/moon roof assembly19V-918 · 2007–2009 · Dec 20, 2019 · 747,928 vehicles