Vehicle report
2004 MERCEDES BENZ SL500
Reported problems
45 complaints · median 76000 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | 21 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 9 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 4 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 4 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 4 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 3 |
| WHEELS | 3 |
| POWER TRAIN | 2 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 2 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 2 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 2 |
| AIR BAGS | 1 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 1 |
| STEERING | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:REAR | 1 |
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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.