Complaints by model year
Each bar is one model year. The most recent years are still collecting complaints.
NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026
New York safety inspections
Share of first inspections failed on safety, by model year. Older cars fail more as miles build up, so compare each year with the average car of the same year. Best against its own year: 2003.
NY DMV Vehicle Inspections, initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count
Year by year
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 CLK-Class | 3 | 1 |
| 2005 CLK-Class | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 CLK-Class | 7 | 2 |
| 2003 CLK-Class | 10 | 1 |
| 2001 CLK-Class | 14 | 0 |
| 2000 CLK-Class | 1 | 0 |
A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections
Most common problems
- Electrical system8
- Power train7
- Engine and engine cooling5
- Tires4
- Seat belts3
- Structure2
- Exterior lighting2
- Equipment2
NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years
Fatal crashes in the US
From 2020 to 2023, 83 CLK-Class vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died, and 49 people died inside them. These are counts, not crash rates: a model with more cars on the road shows up more often, and people killed outside the vehicle are not counted here.
| Model year | Vehicles in fatal crashes | Deaths in the vehicle |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 12 | 8 |
| 2008 | 7 | 2 |
| 2007 | 5 | 3 |
| 2006 | 8 | 6 |
| 2005 | 11 | 7 |
| 2004 | 6 | 4 |
| 2003 | 9 | 5 |
| 2002 | 4 | 2 |
| 2001 | 11 | 6 |
| 2000 | 3 | 2 |
| 1999 | 7 | 4 |
NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain) · how we count
In the Netherlands
4,802 CLK-Class cars are on Dutch roads; 51% arrived later as imports, and 410 still have a recall open. Open a year for APK defects, odometer checks and colours.
| First registered | On the road | Median list price |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 78 | €57,179 |
| 2008 | 148 | €73,965 |
| 2007 | 199 | €74,340 |
| 2006 | 298 | €73,781 |
| 2005 | 384 | €69,344 |
| 2004 | 592 | €69,342 |
| 2003 | 779 | €65,771 |
| 2002 | 476 | €65,933 |
| 2001 | 326 | €80,478 |
| 2000 | 499 | €60,423 |
| 1999 | 612 | €60,898 |
| 1998 | 334 | €70,958 |
| 1997 | 77 | — |
RDW Open Data: registered vehicles (CC0) · list price is the manufacturer's catalogue price when new
In Finland
1,646 CLK-Class cars were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026: 88% petrol, 12% diesel. Mileage is the odometer reading at the last inspection.
| First registered | In use | Average mileage |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 14 | 216,000 km |
| 2008 | 46 | 207,000 km |
| 2007 | 84 | 219,000 km |
| 2006 | 118 | 228,000 km |
| 2005 | 131 | 233,000 km |
| 2004 | 210 | 248,000 km |
| 2003 | 265 | 252,000 km |
| 2002 | 171 | 252,000 km |
| 2001 | 98 | 235,000 km |
| 2000 | 149 | 247,000 km |
| 1999 | 189 | 249,000 km |
| 1998 | 111 | 254,000 km |
| 1997 | 60 | 278,000 km |
Traficom (Finnish Transport and Communications Agency), open data on vehicles in use, 30 Jun 2026 · CC BY 4.0
Road collisions in Great Britain
From 2021 to 2025, 465 CLK-Class cars were involved in road collisions in Great Britain that injured someone and were reported to the police. 17 of those collisions were fatal and 82 caused serious injuries. As with any count, models with more cars on British roads appear more often.
| Year | Cars in injury collisions | Fatal | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 64 | 1 | 13 |
| 2024 | 71 | 3 | 14 |
| 2023 | 98 | 6 | 13 |
| 2022 | 96 | 3 | 21 |
| 2021 | 136 | 4 | 21 |
Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data 2021–2025 · Open Government Licence v3.0 · how we count
In the United Kingdom
19,859 CLK-Class cars were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, by year of manufacture.
| Built | Licensed | Off the road (SORN) |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | — |
| 2010 | 19 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2,424 | 338 |
| 2008 | 2,047 | 440 |
| 2007 | 2,848 | 804 |
| 2006 | 2,360 | 905 |
| 2005 | 2,788 | 1,259 |
| 2004 | 2,710 | 1,432 |
| 2003 | 1,894 | 1,506 |
| 2002 | 956 | 1,057 |
| 2001 | 689 | 1,262 |
| 2000 | 533 | 1,179 |
| 1999 | 437 | 1,067 |
| 1998 | 134 | 419 |
| 1997 | 19 | 70 |
Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124) · Open Government Licence v3.0
New registrations in Europe
221 new Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class cars registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland between 2010 and 2015, from the European Environment Agency's CO₂ monitoring of every new car. In 2015 the largest markets were Greece (5).
| Year | New cars | CO₂ g/km |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5 | — |
| 2014 | 6 | — |
| 2013 | 7 | — |
| 2012 | 2 | — |
| 2011 | 17 | — |
| 2010 | 184 | — |
Averages are weighted by registrations; CO₂ is the type-approval value (NEDC until the WLTP switch). European Environment Agency, CO₂ emissions from new passenger cars · re-use permitted with acknowledgement
Recalls
2 campaigns cover the CLK-Class.
MERCEDES-BENZ IS RECALLING MY 2006-2008 M-CLASS, R-CLASS, MY 2005-2009 SLK-CLASS, MY 2005-2008 C-CLASS, MY 2003-2004 AND 2006-2008 CLK-CLASS, MY 2003-2008 E-CLASS, MY 2004 AND 2008 CL-CLASS, MY 2008 CLS-CLASS, MY 2004 AND 2007-2008 S-CLASS, MY 2003 G-CLASS, AND MY 2003-2004, 2006 AND 2009 SL-CLASS VEHICLES. A SOFTWARE CALIBRATION NUMBER (SCN) CODING RECEIVED ON THE AFFECTED VEHICLES DURING A RECENT WORKSHOP VISIT WAS INCORRECT. DEPENDING ON THE MODEL YEAR AND MODEL AFFECTED, THE RESULTS OF AN INCORRECT SCN CODING CAN AFFECT A NUMBER OF VEHICLE SAFETY AND EMISSION FUNCTIONS INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF FUNCTIONS: (1) THE FUEL GAUGE READINGS MAY BE INCORRECT; (2) A STUCK FUEL-LEVEL SENSOR MAY NOT BE DISPLAYED IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER; (3) THE OBD SYSTEM MAY CAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE INCORRECTLY; AND, (4) THE SPEEDOMETER MAY BE OUT OF TOLERANCE.
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, SOME SEAT BELT BUCKLES MAY HAVE A BURR ON A METAL COMPONENT OF THE LOCKING MECHANISM. THE PRESENCE OF THE BURR COULD PREVENT THE SEAT BELT FROM LOCKING UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.
NHTSA recalls