Vehicle report

1997 MERCEDES BENZ SL500

Reported problems

9 complaints · median 122000 miles
ComponentReports
AIR BAGS2
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW2
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING1
ENGINE1
POWER TRAIN1
SEAT BELTS1
SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS1
STEERING1
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR1

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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.