Where each one leads
Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Volvo C70
- Fewer Volvo C70 cars in the Netherlands carry an illogical odometer record (6.9% against 12.3%).
Too close to call: new York safety inspections failed, against cars of the same year.
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class | Volvo C70 | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 2000–2006 | 1992–2014 |
| New cars registered in Europe | — | 13,035 (2010–2021) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 19,859 | 5,735 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 4,802 | 5,546 |
| In traffic in Finland | 1,647 | 708 |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class | Volvo C70 | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | — | 60% |
| … against cars of the same age | — | +2% |
| New York safety inspections failed | 1.6% | 1.9% |
| … against cars of the same year | −25% | −21% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 12.3% | 6.9% |
| US owner complaints | 35 | 196 |
| Most complaints about | Electrical system | Structure |
| Model year with most complaints | 2001 (14) | 2000 (26) |
| US recall campaigns | 2 | 10 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 35 | 3,066 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 5 | 10 |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class | Volvo C70 | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | — | 11.0 l/100 km (2013) |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | — | 169 kW (227 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | — | 1,717 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €69,344 | €57,430 |
| Average odometer in Finland | 244,000 km | 224,000 km |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).