Mercedes-Benz GLK350 2014 Reviews in Nigeria

The GLK was Mercedes' answer to a buyer who wanted the three-pointed star on an SUV without the size or thirst of an ML -- a genuinely boxy, trail-rated-looking shape built on C-Class mechanicals, with 4Matic all-wheel drive standard on the 350. The V6 and the drivetrain underneath it have a reputation among owners as the part of the car that does not go wrong.

What does go wrong is mostly electrical rather than mechanical: owners on MBWorld's long-running GLK350 problems thread describe the blind-spot-assist radar sensors corroding and failing on 2013-and-later cars, a fix that needs a new sensor and wiring harness and is not cheap to source in Nigeria once it is not under warranty -- budget upward of ₦800,000 if the part has to come from abroad. Separately, a transfer-case fluid leak has shown up as early as the equivalent of a year or two of driving on some cars, worth a transmission-fluid check before buying since a transmission replacement is a multi-million-naira repair on this car, not a minor one. Warped front rotors and a power-seat motor that seizes in one position are the other recurring, cheaper complaints.

Real-world fuel consumption on the 3.5 V6 4Matic sits around 10-11L/100km on a clear highway run and climbs to 14-16L/100km in Lagos traffic -- a real number for a car this size, though not an unreasonable one next to a full-size SUV. Buy one with a documented transfer-case and radar-sensor history where possible, and the GLK350 is a genuinely durable, Mercedes-badged SUV at a price point well under a comparable ML or GLE.