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Mercedes-Benz SL400Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 3 owner complaints and 2 safety recalls on record for the Mercedes-Benz SL400.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints3Top: WheelsSafety recalls22015–2016 model years

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

Best & worst years

Mercedes-Benz SL400 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 SL400 median. Tap a year for its full report.

'15'16
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2016Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall2015Not rated–/1002 complaints · 2 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Mercedes-Benz SL400 problems

All model years combined: 3 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
Wheels20
Tires10
2 recalls

Mercedes-Benz SL400 recalls

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

78%Communication19V-787 · 2015–2016 · Nov 1, 2019 · 24,226 vehicles91%Exterior lighting: headlights16V-439 · 2015 · Jun 15, 2016 · 100 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the SL400

  1. Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2015–2016 · still open
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