Mercedes Benz SL500 vs Acura Integra

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Mercedes Benz SL500	Acura Integra
Complaints on file	308	769
Model years covered	1992–2009	1986–2026
Worst model year	2004	2023
Best model year	2006	1993
Crashes reported	12	93
Fires reported	30	12
Injuries reported	14	61
Deaths reported	2	2
Most complained-about part	Suspension	Steering
Share of complaints involving harm	18.8%	21.8%

Mercedes Benz SL500 by year

2 7 10 39 9 13 8 2 2 3 108 64 22 15 4

92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 03 04 05 06 09

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Suspension 64 20.8%

Electrical System 60 19.5%

Brakes 43 14.0%

Fuel & Propulsion 36 11.7%

Engine & Cooling 16 5.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 14 4.5%

Airbags 14 4.5%

Steering 10 3.2%

Acura Integra by year

6 12 12 20 46 41 38 29 68 60 43 25 24 8 18 6 232 71 7 3

86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 23 24 25 26

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Steering 260 33.8%

Airbags 64 8.3%

Seat Belts 61 7.9%

Brakes 60 7.8%

Engine & Cooling 44 5.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 43 5.6%

Electrical System 43 5.6%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 32 4.2%