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Mercedes-Benz SL65Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 2 owner complaints and 3 safety recalls on record for the Mercedes-Benz SL65.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints2Top: Fuel/propulsion systemSafety recalls32005–2015 model years

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

Best & worst years

Mercedes-Benz SL65 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 SL65 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2015Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2014Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2013Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2006Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2005Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Mercedes-Benz SL65 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
Fuel/propulsion system10
Service brakes, hydraulic10
3 recalls

Mercedes-Benz SL65 recalls

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

78%Communication19V-787 · 2013–2015 · Nov 1, 2019 · 24,226 vehicles97%Air bags14V-386 · 2014 · Jul 1, 2014 · 311 vehicles91%Air bags: side/window13V-542 · 2013 · Nov 1, 2013 · 130 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the SL65

  1. Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2013–2015 · still open
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