Mercedes-Benz SLK230 by model year

205 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Mercedes-Benz SLK230 across 7 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the Mercedes-Benz SLK230

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
1998	42
1999	77
2000	24
2001	41
2002	10
2003	5
2004	6

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	MPG
2004	6		21 to 22
2003	5		20 to 22
2002	10		21 to 23
2001	41	Lighting (27%)	21 to 23
2000	24		22
1999	77	Wipers, windshield & visibility (30%)	22
1998	42	Lighting (36%)