Vehicle report

1999 MERCEDES BENZ SLK230

Reported problems

59 complaints · median 65000 miles
ComponentReports
VISIBILITY15
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS12
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM5
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH3
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP3
UNKNOWN OR OTHER3
ENGINE2
POWER TRAIN2
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS2
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES2
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR2
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR2
AIR BAGS1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE1
EQUIPMENT1
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY1
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS1
INTERIOR LIGHTING1
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CENTER SUPPORT BEARING1
SUSPENSION1
TIRES1
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR1
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER1

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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.