Mercedes SL 2001 reliability and quality
Unfortunately, the most recent inspection data for this Mercedes SL is more than 10 years old, but at that time reliability was good.
During regular inspections from 2004 to 2009 in average failures were found for approximately only 4.7 percents of Mercedes SL.
The most recent data available is for 2009, when the average defect rate for a 7-year-old Mercedes SL was 5.4 percent, the average for a car that age was 6.7 percent. Thus, in terms of reliability, Mercedes SL proved to be more reliable than 70% of the other cars tested.
The quality comes at a price - used Mercedes SL is around 250 percent more expensive than the average cabrios of its age.
Mercedes SL price and technical data
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Cabrios 2001 - 2006 prices
| Year of inspection | Age of car | Failures found % / average for same age cars |
Place in rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercedes SL 2006 | |||
| 2009 | 3 years | 4.2% / 5.00% | 42. from 117 |
| 2008 | 2 years | 3.3% / 4.80% | 27. from 116 |
| Mercedes SL 2005 | |||
| 2009 | 4 years | 4.2% / 5.00% | 42. from 117 |
| 2008 | 3 years | 3.3% / 4.80% | 27. from 116 |
| 2007 | 2 years | 4.9% / 5.90% | 35. from 113 |
| Mercedes SL 2004 | |||
| 2009 | 5 years | 7.2% / 9.30% | 29. from 109 |
| 2008 | 4 years | 3.3% / 4.80% | 27. from 116 |
| 2007 | 3 years | 4.9% / 5.90% | 35. from 113 |
| Mercedes SL 2003 | |||
| 2009 | 6 years | 7.2% / 9.30% | 29. from 109 |
| 2008 | 5 years | 6.3% / 8.90% | 22. from 111 |
| 2007 | 4 years | 4.9% / 5.90% | 35. from 113 |