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Mercedes-Benz SLK350Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 61 owner complaints and 7 safety recalls on record for the Mercedes-Benz SLK350.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints61Top: Air bagsSafety recalls72005–2016 model years

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

Best & worst years

Mercedes-Benz SLK350 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 SLK350 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2016Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2015Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2014Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls2013Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2012Not rated–/10012 complaints · 0 recalls2008Not rated–/1004 complaints · 2 recalls2007Not rated–/10013 complaints · 1 recall2006Not rated–/10010 complaints · 0 recalls2005Not rated–/10021 complaints · 0 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Mercedes-Benz SLK350 problems

All model years combined: 61 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
Air bags150
Power train120
Engine80
Suspension61
Service brakes52
Fuel/propulsion system50
Structure40
Electrical system41
Vehicle speed control31
7 other systems124
7 recalls

Mercedes-Benz SLK350 recalls

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

36%Control module: software22V-168 · 2008 · Mar 18, 2022 · 22 vehicles78%Communication19V-787 · 2013–2016 · Nov 1, 2019 · 24,226 vehicles94%Electronic stability control (ESC)17V-308 · 2016 · May 9, 2017 · 5,818 vehicles91%Exterior lighting: headlights16V-439 · 2015 · Jun 15, 2016 · 100 vehicles65%Driver side: inflator module16V-081 · 2007–2008 · Feb 11, 2016 · 711,159 vehicles97%Air bags14V-386 · 2014 · Jul 1, 2014 · 311 vehicles–Air bags13V-236 · 2013 · Jun 4, 2013 · 71 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the SLK350

  1. Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2007–2016 · still open
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