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Mercedes-Benz SLSYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 12 owner complaints and 5 safety recalls on record for the Mercedes-Benz SLS.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints12Top: Air bagsSafety recalls52011–2014 model years

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

Best & worst years

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

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2014Not rated–/1002 complaints · 2 recalls2013Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2012Not rated–/1004 complaints · 3 recalls2011Not rated–/1006 complaints · 3 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Mercedes-Benz SLS problems

All model years combined: 12 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 bags110
Vehicle speed control10
5 recalls

Mercedes-Benz SLS recalls

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

82%Passenger side: inflator module19V-010 · 2011–2014 · Jan 9, 2019 · 288,779 vehicles74%Passenger side: inflator module18V-043 · 2013 · Jan 10, 2018 · 132,167 vehicles71%Passenger side: inflator module17V-017 · 2012 · Jan 10, 2017 · 104,119 vehicles66%Passenger side: inflator module16V-363 · 2011 · May 26, 2016 · 258,163 vehicles65%Driver side: inflator module16V-081 · 2011–2014 · Feb 11, 2016 · 711,159 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the SLS

  1. Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2011–2014 · still open
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