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Is the 2005 E 200 K reliable?
How reliable can be an E200 kompressor 2005 year with 88000km? Are there any engine problems? What kind of problems will occur in 5 years?
Our answer:
Hello Annita,
Between 2003 and 2006, those E 200 Kompressor W211 models used a single-row timing chain and these are known to be a weak link. If you can find a post-2006 car instead, you’d be much better off going for that and its duplex chain, because if the single chain snaps or jumps a tooth, then you’re going to be looking at a repair bill in the thousands of Euro ballpark.
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