what year is safe rust wise

have you spotted rust on your car ? click the year if YES.

  • I have no rust ! [please comment below with model & year]

    Votes: 315 21.6%
  • 2006

    Votes: 46 3.1%
  • 2005

    Votes: 70 4.8%
  • 2004

    Votes: 97 6.6%
  • 2003

    Votes: 123 8.4%
  • 2002

    Votes: 179 12.3%
  • 2001

    Votes: 227 15.5%
  • 2000

    Votes: 190 13.0%
  • 1999

    Votes: 149 10.2%
  • 1998

    Votes: 172 11.8%
  • 2007

    Votes: 18 1.2%
  • 2008

    Votes: 9 0.6%
  • 2009

    Votes: 6 0.4%
  • 2010

    Votes: 4 0.3%
  • 2011

    Votes: 5 0.3%
  • 2012

    Votes: 4 0.3%
  • 2013

    Votes: 3 0.2%
  • 2014

    Votes: 6 0.4%

  • Total voters
    1,461

BulletFoss

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Your Mercedes
A180 CDI BlueEfficiency 2012 1.8 DCT
No rust - W176 - DEC 2012
 

essexboy

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Aug 16, 2015
Messages
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Location
Cheshire
Your Mercedes
C200 cdi/2005/2.01
Hi
Mine is w203 2005 and no rust it was made in south Africa according to the hpi check.
 

GlosRichCLK

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Location
Gloucestershire
Your Mercedes
2019 W177 A180 SE auto, 2012 W212 E350 CDi Sport saloon, 2001 CLK 230 K Cabriolet A208
2001 A208 CLK rust around boot lock and little bits on wheels arch edges.
 

robmc52

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Location
The glorious Kingdom of Thanet
Your Mercedes
W220 2005 S320 CDI Previously...W210 2002 220cdi, W202 2000 C200T Kompressor
2005 W220 320CDI, New to me, the previous owner had both front wings replaced 2 years ago due to rust repeatedly appearing despite attempts to clean them up. The only rust I can find on the car now is the beginning of bubbling at the front of the rear arches, on the edges of the returns, everywhere else is clean.
 
Joined
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Location
Horbury, Wakefield, West Yorkshire.
Your Mercedes
C200 Kompressor 2001
W203 C200 Kompressor 2001, rust effecting front and rear wings, all four doors and boot lid, currently replacing the two front wings with decent ones bought off a 2005 model on e bay, considering buying second hand parts to replace some of it which I think will be cheaper than getting it all done at a body shop.
 

Mike0779

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Feb 20, 2018
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Your Mercedes
C220 CDi auto saloon 2005
I just voted incorrectly, I think the question needs rewording. I have a rust free 2005 220 CDI.
 

ajlsl600

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Location
france
Your Mercedes
clk3202001,sl6002003 with everything regrettably sold ,A class 170cdi auto. NG/TF1800 ML250
R230 03 no rust noted , not even on wheel arches only 35 odd k miles w208 01 rust on rear inner panel at back side of rear wheel,boot ,small hole now rear wheel arches treated 2x now all good but cant match the tanz metalic correctly. w168 many stone chips on bonnet , plenty surface rust around rear underside , plastered in AF 50. seems under control.
 

ripface

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May 28, 2018
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Your Mercedes
ML280 2008
My 2000 ML 270 AMG was rotting from the inside out. Bottom of all the doors, and the front panels below the grills were especially bad. Shame, as otherwise it was a stonking motor.

My 2008 ML 280 is completely rust free. I think it's had an easy life though ... good service history and all that!

Cheers,
Ripface
 

alexanderfoti

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Location
Tonbridge
Your Mercedes
W221 S65 AMG - W204 C63 AMG + Various other MB's
2008 S65 - Rust on rear arch lips were mud sits, sorted now.
2013 C63 - More rust that I would like to see on the subframe where the front subframe mounts sits.
2005 Clk 270 - Rust on rear arch lips were mud sits, rust on rear boot lid around 3rd brake light.
 

A.J.

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Location
Norwich. UK
Your Mercedes
UnMerc - 2020 VW Polo 2.0t GTi Plus, DSG. Flash Red, Traditional VW GTi Tartan seat trim.
2012 W204, No rust !!. I wouldn't expect anything either. The car is as near mint as I am able to achieve as it has only done 25,000 miles :)
 

MalcQV

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Location
Manchester
Your Mercedes
Mercedes CLA200
2004 CLK (W209) offside rear wheel arch repaired. I was informed the other side has also been repaired in the past.
This was just over a year ago I posted.

That offside repair has started to come through again. I was warned it might. The car will be going toward the end of year so I 'll leave it and probably P/X, I can't imagine trying to sell it myself..
 

Capra

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Location
Gloucestershire
Your Mercedes
W204 2013 C350 CDI Pan roof
I have some on the right side rear roof panel that runs next to the glass roof. This is getting sorted by MB. This is a W204 2013.
 

A.J.

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Location
Norwich. UK
Your Mercedes
UnMerc - 2020 VW Polo 2.0t GTi Plus, DSG. Flash Red, Traditional VW GTi Tartan seat trim.
I have some on the right side rear roof panel that runs next to the glass roof. This is getting sorted by MB. This is a W204 2013.
Is that on the strip that runs either side of the roof where the roof rack would fit ?. I think that is common, I have a very small amount there although it hasn't actually broken through the paint, it just looks lie small bubbles. Been there for some time now :(
 


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