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Volvo S80 and Mercedes-Benz GLK Lemon Odds and Nada Odds for the Year Ending June 30, 2018

An asterisk (*) marks results based on small sample sizes.

Year Make/Model Nada Odds per 100 Cars Lemon Odds per 100 Cars    
29 vehicles, 11.5 months per vehicle, 106000 miles driven

Most cars in this sample are V70s and XC70s.
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  29 vehicles, 11.5 months per vehicle, 106000 miles driven

Most cars in this sample are V70s and XC70s.

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Volvo S80 vs. Mercedes-Benz GLK Lemon Odds and Nada Odds

Other sources of Volvo S80 and Mercedes-Benz GLK reliability data provide only averages, which can conceal as much as they reveal. So we also report the percentage of Volvo S80s and Mercedes-Benz GLKs with no repairs at all in the past year and the percentage of Volvo S80s and Mercedes-Benz GLKs that are lemons (required three or more repair trips in the past year). These figures might surprise you.

These stats are promptly updated four times a year, to closely track Volvo S80 and Mercedes-Benz GLK lemon odds as the cars age. Others can be over a year behind. Only TrueDelta tells you how reliable the Volvo S80 and Mercedes-Benz GLK have been recently.

To see how frequently Volvo S80 and Mercedes-Benz GLK problems occur, check out our car reliability stats.

What Our Members Are Saying about the Brand Reputation of the Volvo S80

Volvo S80 Brand Reputation: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2010 4dr Sedan 235-horsepower 3.2L I6
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
The Volvo brand offers good value and has some of the same features as Mercedes and BMW, but it comes without resentment from other motorist. see full Volvo S80 review
2000 4dr Sedan turbocharged 268hp 2.8L I6
4-speed shiftable automatic FWD
cars do not rust, was a previous Ford owner and tired of rust holes in late model cars see full Volvo S80 review
2000 4dr Sedan turbocharged 268hp 2.8L I6
4-speed shiftable automatic FWD
Volvo has a reputation for safety and reliability. see full Volvo S80 review
 

TrueDelta Reviews the Brand Reputation of the Mercedes-Benz GLK

Mercedes-Benz GLK Brand Reputation: Pros
YearComment
2013 The smaller the Mercedes, the more heavily it tends to trade on the three-pointed star. So the #1 reason to consider a GLK250 carries over from the GLK350 review (text from the previous review in italics): I don't personally put much stock in brands, with cars or anything else. But each time I have a Mercedes-Benz for a week the continuing power of the marque has been unavoidable. Audi and BMW now command similar prices, but haven't yet acquired the same mystique. They probably never will for people born before 1980. Until the final years of the twentieth century, Audis were largely ignored as troublesome, modestly upgraded VWs and BMW was mostly known for the compact, still semi-affordable 3-Series. Neither could hold a candle to the company that invented the mass-produced automobile and that has been strongly associated with large, top-shelf automobiles ever since. Gayla (the site's programmer, my wife) is not a car person. Her take on the GLK: "Of course it's a good car, it's a Mercedes." Some of my friends who are more into cars--and who own competing makes--similarly employ a different tone when asking about "the Mercedes." They could afford one, so why don't they own one? Partly because the brand's mystique cuts both ways. They're not interested in making such a strong status statement. Can even a compact crossover make a strong status statement? Mercedes-Benz has done its best to make this so--check out the size of the three-pointed star on the GLK's grille. see full Mercedes-Benz GLK review
 

What Our Members Are Saying about the Brand Reputation of the Mercedes-Benz GLK

Mercedes-Benz GLK Brand Reputation: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2010 4dr SUV 268-horsepower 3.5L V6
7-speed shiftable automatic AWD
Trickle-down reputation from the more expensive M-Bs. see full Mercedes-Benz GLK review