2005 Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class

Compared with other years

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

Fatal crashes in the US

From 2020 to 2023, 11 2005 CLK-Class vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died; 7 people died inside them, and 3 of the vehicles rolled over. This is a count, not a crash rate: it grows with the number of cars on the road.

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain)

New York safety inspections

At its first New York inspection the 2005 Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class failed the safety check 1.53% of the time — 34% less often than the average 2005 passenger car (2.30%). Median odometer at inspection: 87,061 miles.

NY DMV Vehicle Inspections (vezn-fmmk), initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count

Engines

The most common engines in 2005 Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class cars on Dutch roads are the 1.8 petrol (120 kW, 161 hp), 2.6 petrol (125 kW, 168 hp) and 3.5 petrol (200 kW, 268 hp), out of 4 versions with at least 20 cars.

RDW Open Data (CC0): registered passenger cars and their fuel data · engine size rounded to 0.1 litre, net maximum power · versions with at least 20 cars

In the Netherlands

384 first registered in 2005 are on Dutch roads; 56% arrived later as imports. Median list price when new: €69,344.

Most common APK defects

• Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde218
• Stuur- of fuseekogel met slijtage kleiner of gelijk 1,0 mm107
• Band onvoldoende profiel89
• Band(en) aanwezig met een profieldiepte van 1,6 t/m 2,5 mm83
• Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld83
• Veer gebroken of gescheurd70
• Overmatige vloeistoflekkage overige vloeistoffen70
• Fusee(kogel) te veel speling66

Colours

RDW Open Data: registered vehicles and APK defects (CC0) · defect descriptions in the RDW's Dutch wording

In the United Kingdom

2,788 cars built in 2005 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 1,259 more were declared off the road (SORN).

Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124, year of manufacture) · Open Government Licence v3.0

In Finland

131 of these cars first registered in 2005 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026, with an average of 233,000 km on the odometer at their last inspection.

Traficom (Finnish Transport and Communications Agency), open data on vehicles in use · CC BY 4.0

Recalls in Canada

3 Transport Canada recalls for the 2005 Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class.

Transport Canada Vehicle Recalls Database · Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada

Recalls

No recall campaigns cover the 2005 Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class.

Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words

Service bulletins

What Mercedes-Benz told its dealers about the 2005 Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class: known faults, fixes and updates.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)