FaultScore

Worst years for a Mercedes Benz SLK280

Owners have filed 60 complaints about the Mercedes Benz SLK280 with NHTSA across model years 2006 to 2008. More of them are about the airbags than anything else.

Avoid

2008 Mercedes Benz SLK280

10 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly airbags.

Cleanest on record

2006 Mercedes Benz SLK280

25 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Mercedes Benz SLK280 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.

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
2008 C 10 1 0 Airbags
2007 C 25 0 0 29,000 Airbags
2006 B 25 0 0 80,000 Airbags

What breaks on a Mercedes Benz SLK280

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

Airbags 27 45.0%

Worst in 2007

Electrical System 6 10.0%

Worst in 2006

Engine & Cooling 4 6.7%

Worst in 2006

Transmission & Drivetrain 4 6.7%

Worst in 2006

Body & Structure 3 5.0%

Worst in 2006

Lights 3 5.0%

Worst in 2006

Fuel & Propulsion 3 5.0%

Worst in 2007

Seat Belts 3 5.0%

Worst in 2006

Acceleration & Cruise Control 2 3.3%

Worst in 2006

Tires 2 3.3%

Worst in 2007

Other & Unspecified 2 3.3%

Worst in 2007

Equipment & Accessories 1 1.7%

Worst in 2006

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Mercedes Benz SLK280, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Sep 2007 peak 4 Feb 2026

Compare the Mercedes Benz SLK280

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