Mercedes SL 1998 reliability and quality
Production year from 1998 to 2001
Unfortunately, the most recent inspection data for this Mercedes SL is more than 10 years old, but at that time reliability was very high.
During regular inspections from 2004 to 2008 in average failures were found for approximately only 5.7 percents of Mercedes SL.
The most recent data available is for 2008, when the average defect rate for a 10-year-old Mercedes SL was 6.1 percent, the average for a car that age was 15.7 percent. So in terms of reliability, Mercedes SL has performed very well, or more reliable than 95% of the other cars tested.
The quality comes at a price - used Mercedes SL is around 300 percent more expensive than the average cabrios of its age.
Mercedes SL price and technical data
Cabrios 1998 - 2001 prices
| Year of inspection | Age of car | Failures found % / average for same age cars |
Place in rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercedes SL 2001 | |||
| 2008 | 7 years | 4.8% / 13.30% | 4. from 99 |
| 2007 | 6 years | 5.3% / 10.70% | 6. from 107 |
| 2006 | 5 years | 4.1% / 11.20% | 1. from 106 |
| Mercedes SL 2000 | |||
| 2008 | 8 years | 4.8% / 13.30% | 4. from 99 |
| 2007 | 7 years | 6.3% / 15.80% | 5. from 96 |
| 2006 | 6 years | 4.1% / 11.20% | 1. from 106 |
| Mercedes SL 1999 | |||
| 2008 | 9 years | 7.3% / 18.10% | 3. from 88 |
| 2007 | 8 years | 6.3% / 15.80% | 5. from 96 |
| 2006 | 7 years | 8.8% / 17.20% | 12. from 97 |
| Mercedes SL 1998 | |||
| 2008 | 10 years | 7.3% / 18.10% | 3. from 88 |
| 2007 | 9 years | 8.1% / 21.40% | 3. from 82 |
| 2006 | 8 years | 8.8% / 17.20% | 12. from 97 |