Total Complaints
2 filings
MERCEDES-BENZ AMG CLK63 · model year
2 NHTSA complaints. A VIN lookup is required to determine whether a specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 2008MERCEDES-BENZAMG CLK63 carries 2 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
The most frequently selected component label in reports for the 2008 AMG CLK63 is fuel/propulsion system with 1 filings, followed by tires:bead (1). Complaint categories reflect owner reports and intake categorization; they do not establish a defect pattern or cause.
NHTSA currently has 15 investigation files overlapping the 2008 AMG CLK63. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should read the complaint-by-year trend as report volume, not a causal diagnosis. Use the related-complaint feed and the official recall lookup when researching a specific vehicle.
Total Complaints
2 filings
Crashes Reported
0 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 1 |
| TIRES:BEAD | 1 |
THERE'S A MANUFACTURING FLAW IN THE BEAD AREA OF ALL 4 TIRES THE CONDITION IS KNOWN AS AMIGRATING WIRE STEEL CORD IN THE BEAD AREA IS BLEEDING THROUGH THE RUBBER AND IS EXPOSED.
NOTED DRIP AREA UNDER THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE, THE CAR SMELLED OF GASOLINE. SERVICED AND REPAIRED AT DEALER INCLUDED: AUXILLARY PUMP, TANK INNER MODULE, SEAL RING, WIRE RING, CABLE HARNESS
Mileage: 25,332
Data vintage: August 2026. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
Every figure on PlainCars is rendered directly from NHTSA complaint and safety data, no number is typed in by an editor. This year-specific record is rendered from NHTSA ODI, recall, and NCAP rows for the 2008 MERCEDES-BENZ AMG CLK63; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
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