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Best and worst years for the Mercedes-Benz SL500

Of the 3 model years of the Mercedes-Benz SL500 with enough data to compare, the 2004 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (11), and the 1995 has the fewest (2).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Complaints within five years of the model year, Mercedes-Benz SL500 0 8 15 1992: 0 '92 1993: 0 '93 1994: 0 '94 1995: 2 2 '95 1996: 1 '96 1997: 4 '97 1998: 0 '98 1999: 1 '99 2000: 0 '00 2001: 1 '01 2003: 7 7 '03 2004: 11 11 '04 2005: 6 '05 2006: 5 '06 2009: 2 '09
  • Most complaints
  • Fewest complaints
  • In between
Every bar counts only complaints about failures within five years of the model year, so older and newer years are measured on the same footing.
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Model yearComplaints (first five years; total for recent years)
19920
19930
19940
19952
19961
19974
19980
19991
20000
20011
20037
200411
20056
20065
20092

What stands out

No single model year stands far above the rest, so complaint patterns are fairly even across the years compared.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2004 and 2003. Or the years with the fewest: 1995 and 2003.

All model years

Model yearFirst five yearsAll complaints
200924
2006515
2005622
20041164
20037108
200113
200002
199912
199808
1997413
199619
1995239
1994010
199307
199202