Mercedes Benz SL320 problems

Owners have filed 44 complaints about the Mercedes Benz SL320 with NHTSA across model years 1994 to 2000. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Every Mercedes Benz SL320 year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

3 17 6 9 4 3 2

94 95 96 97 98 99 00

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

Year	Grade	Complaints	Crashes	Fires	Median miles	Most reported
2000	—	2	2	0	—	Engine & Cooling
1999	—	3	0	0	—	Body & Structure
1998	—	4	1	0	—	Transmission & Drivetrain
1997	—	9	0	2	—	Engine & Cooling
1996	—	6	0	0	—	Electrical System
1995	—	17	0	2	137,500	Electrical System
1994	—	3	0	0	—	Electrical System

What breaks on a Mercedes Benz SL320

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Electrical System 18 40.9%

Worst in 1995

Engine & Cooling 7 15.9%

Worst in 1997

Seat Belts 3 6.8%

Worst in 1997

Transmission & Drivetrain 2 4.5%

Worst in 1998

Airbags 2 4.5%

Worst in 1998

Body & Structure 2 4.5%

Worst in 1999

Fuel & Propulsion 2 4.5%

Worst in 1996

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 2 4.5%

Worst in 1997

Equipment & Accessories 2 4.5%

Worst in 1996

Acceleration & Cruise Control 1 2.3%

Worst in 2000

Lights 1 2.3%

Worst in 1995

Wheels 1 2.3%

Worst in 1997

Other & Unspecified 1 2.3%

Worst in 1995

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Mercedes Benz SL320, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jun 1997 peak 3 Jul 2019

Compare the Mercedes Benz SL320

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.

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