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Mercedes-Benz SL 450Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 2 owner complaints and 4 safety recalls on record for the Mercedes-Benz SL 450.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints2Top: CommunicationSafety recalls42017–2020 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Mercedes-Benz SL 450 years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the SL 450 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2020Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls2019Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls2018Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls2017Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Mercedes-Benz SL 450 problems

All model years combined: 2 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Communication10
Electrical system10
4 recalls

Mercedes-Benz SL 450 recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

91%Communication: auto crash notification22V-365 · 2019–2020 · May 20, 2022 · 242,722 vehicles95%Communication: auto crash notification21V-058 · 2017–2020 · Feb 5, 2021 · 1,292,258 vehicles89%Power train: axle assembly19V-768 · 2019 · Oct 25, 2019 · 36 vehicles90%Passenger side: inflator module19V-571 · 2018–2019 · Aug 2, 2019 · 457 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the SL 450

  1. Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2017–2018 · still open
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