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MERCEDES-BENZ CLK - Model Report

Reliability, mileage, fuel mix, safety, and defect profile from AutoRank.

Reporting Period: Last 5 years Report Date: Generated today Filters: All years, fuels and engines autorank.co.uk/models/mercedes-benz/clk

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: Mercedes-Benz

Model: Clk

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 206,432 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

71.5%

Share of this model's 206,432 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

CO2 emission

Euro emissions

Tax cost

£370/yr

Vehicle list price over £40,000?NoYes

Average vehicle miles

112,509

Solid average mileage for this model.

Life expectancy miles

112,511

Moderate mature-fleet mileage expectation.

Average vehicle age

19.8

Older average age in the represented fleet.

Vehicles represented

21,824

21,824 valid MOT, 0 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

206,432

206,432 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Scarce

21,824On the road

Insight summary

Mercedes-Benz Clk is a scarce model in this snapshot, with 21,824 represented vehicles and 0.05% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 71.5% from 206,432 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 53. The current pool shows an average of 112,509 miles and an average age of 19.8 years, while mature-fleet mileage is estimated at 112,511 miles. Petrol leads the fuel split, followed by diesel, and the most frequent defect themes are coil springs, windscreen damage and engine warning light. The practical read is that the Mercedes-Benz Clk looks like a solid used-car baseline rather than a rare find, with age, mileage and common wear items doing most of the explaining.

Fuel type breakdown (by model)

Fuel	Vehicles
PETROL	17,928
DIESEL	3,877
LPG	16
GAS BI-FUEL	2
OTHER	1

Euro NCAP Safety

No NCAP tests found for this model.

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	4,210
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	3,926
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	3,880
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	3,740
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	3,346
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	3,316
Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))	2,552
Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))	2,535
Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	2,306
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	2,021
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	2,019
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	1,960
Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	1,877
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	1,850
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	1,822
Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	1,681
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	1,678
Nearside Front Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))	1,549
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	1,539
Offside Front Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))	1,522
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	1,519
Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	1,500
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	1,482
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	1,439
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	1,365

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 56,634 defects across this top 25 set

Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

4,210

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

3,926

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))

3,880

Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

3,740

Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))

3,346

Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))

3,316

Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))

2,552

Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))

2,535

Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

2,306

Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

2,021

Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

2,019

Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

1,960

Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

1,877

Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

1,850

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

1,822

Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

1,681

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

1,678

Nearside Front Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))

1,549

Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

1,539

Offside Front Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))

1,522

Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

1,519

Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

1,500

Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

1,482

Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

1,439

Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))

1,365

Mercedes-Benz Clk reliability and MOT data