Mercedes-Benz SLK55Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 7 owner complaints and 3 safety recalls on record for the Mercedes-Benz SLK55.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints7Top: Air bags Safety recalls32006–2014 model years

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

Best & worst years

Mercedes-Benz SLK55 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 SLK55 median. Tap a year for its full report.

4 1 2 0

'06'07'08'14

Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
Not rated

2014Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 2008Not rated–/1002 complaints · 1 recall 2007Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall 2006Not rated–/1004 complaints · 0 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Mercedes-Benz SLK55 problems

All model years combined: 7 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

3Air bags

2Structure1 crash/fire/injury

1Equipment adaptive/mobility

1Latches/locks/linkages

1Power train

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Air bags	3	0
Structure	2	1
Equipment adaptive/mobility	1	0
Latches/locks/linkages	1	0
Power train	1	0

3 recalls

Mercedes-Benz SLK55 recalls

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

Communication19V-787 · 2014 · Nov 1, 2019 · 24,226 vehicles Driver side: inflator module16V-081 · 2007–2008 · Feb 11, 2016 · 711,159 vehicles Air bags14V-386 · 2014 · Jul 1, 2014 · 311 vehicles

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the SLK55

Sep 17, 2021
Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2007–2014 · still open
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