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Mercedes-Benz SL500 Recalls & Problems by Year

Mercedes-Benz SL500 safety recalls, owner complaints and crash-test ratings for 15 model years. The 2003 model has the most complaints (80).

Owner complaints by model year
0501001992 Mercedes-Benz SL500: 2 complaints19921993 Mercedes-Benz SL500: 6 complaints1994 Mercedes-Benz SL500: 8 complaints19941995 Mercedes-Benz SL500: 22 complaints1996 Mercedes-Benz SL500: 6 complaints19961997 Mercedes-Benz SL500: 9 complaints1998 Mercedes-Benz SL500: 6 complaints19981999 Mercedes-Benz SL500: 2 complaints2000 Mercedes-Benz SL500: 2 complaints20002001 Mercedes-Benz SL500: 3 complaints2003 Mercedes-Benz SL500: 80 complaints8020032004 Mercedes-Benz SL500: 45 complaints2005 Mercedes-Benz SL500: 19 complaints20052006 Mercedes-Benz SL500: 13 complaints2009 Mercedes-Benz SL500: 2 complaints2009
Recalls by model year
0011992 Mercedes-Benz SL500: 0 recalls19921993 Mercedes-Benz SL500: 0 recalls1994 Mercedes-Benz SL500: 0 recalls19941995 Mercedes-Benz SL500: 0 recalls1996 Mercedes-Benz SL500: 0 recalls19961997 Mercedes-Benz SL500: 1 recall1998 Mercedes-Benz SL500: 0 recalls19981999 Mercedes-Benz SL500: 0 recalls2000 Mercedes-Benz SL500: 0 recalls20002001 Mercedes-Benz SL500: 0 recalls2003 Mercedes-Benz SL500: 0 recalls20032004 Mercedes-Benz SL500: 0 recalls2005 Mercedes-Benz SL500: 0 recalls20052006 Mercedes-Benz SL500: 0 recalls2009 Mercedes-Benz SL500: 0 recalls2009

The red bar marks the 2003 model, the year owners complained about most. Hover a bar for the exact number; the table below lists every year.

YearRecallsOwner complaintsCrashesSafety rating
2009 Mercedes-Benz SL500020n/a
2006 Mercedes-Benz SL5000130n/a
2005 Mercedes-Benz SL5000191n/a
2004 Mercedes-Benz SL5000454n/a
2003 Mercedes-Benz SL5000802n/a
2001 Mercedes-Benz SL500030n/a
2000 Mercedes-Benz SL500020n/a
1999 Mercedes-Benz SL500020n/a
1998 Mercedes-Benz SL500060n/a
1997 Mercedes-Benz SL500192n/a
1996 Mercedes-Benz SL500061n/a
1995 Mercedes-Benz SL5000220n/a
1994 Mercedes-Benz SL500080n/a
1993 Mercedes-Benz SL500060n/a
1992 Mercedes-Benz SL500020n/a
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