Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz SL-Class

For the Mercedes-Benz SL-Class, model years 2000–2027 on this site have 45 matched recalls and 77 matched complaints (recall file dated Oct 23, 2026; complaint file dated Oct 23, 2026). Matched complaint counts run from 0 in 2006 to 21 in 2007. These are raw counts, not rates. EPA rates non-electric configurations 13–23 mpg combined (file dated Sep 29, 2026).

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Mercedes-Benz SL-Class by model year puts the same counts in one sortable table.

Model years

One row per model year. Complaint and recall figures are matched raw counts.
Year	Recalls	Complaints	Crash	Fire	Investigations	Stars	Comb mpg
2000	0	4	1	0	1	Pre-2011	14–17
2001	0	3	0	0	0	Pre-2011	14–17
2002	0	1	0	0	1	Pre-2011	14–17
2003	3	9	1	1	1	Pre-2011	14–16
2004	3	3	0	0	1	Pre-2011	14–17
2005	1	2	1	0	0	Pre-2011	13–17
2006	1	0	0	0	0	Pre-2011	14–17
2007	2	21	0	3	0	Pre-2011	14–16
2008	0	4	0	0	0	Pre-2011	14–16
2009	1	0	0	0	0	Pre-2011	14–16
2011	0	3	1	0	0	—	14–17
2012 · no NHTSA name match	0	0	0	0	0	—	14–17
2013	1	0	0	0	0	—	17–20
2014	4	4	0	0	1	—	17–20
2015	3	4	0	0	1	—	17–23
2016	1	1	0	0	1	—	17–23
2017	2	4	0	0	1	—	16–23
2018	2	2	0	0	1	—	16–23
2019	4	0	0	0	0	—	18–23
2020	3	2	1	0	0	—	20–22
2022	4	9	0	1	0	—	16
2023	5	1	1	0	0	—	16–23
2024	3	0	0	0	0	—	16–22
2025	1	0	0	0	0	—	16–22
2026	1	0	0	0	0	—	16–22
2027 · no NHTSA name match	0	0	0	0	0	—	16–23

Fuel economy by model year

Combined mpg below is EPA's figure for non-electric configurations in the file dated 2026-09-29. Electric configurations are shown as MPGe when that is the only figure. Annual fuel cost is EPA's published fuelCost08 range for the configurations of that year.

EPA combined fuel economy and annual fuel cost by model year
Year	Comb mpg	MPGe	kWh/100 mi	Range	Annual fuel cost
2000	14–17	—	—	—	$4,850–$5,850
2001	14–17	—	—	—	$4,850–$5,850
2002	14–17	—	—	—	$4,850–$5,850
2003	14–16	—	—	—	$5,150–$5,850
2004	14–17	—	—	—	$4,850–$5,850
2005	13–17	—	—	—	$4,850–$6,300
2006	14–17	—	—	—	$4,850–$5,850
2007	14–16	—	—	—	$5,150–$5,850
2008	14–16	—	—	—	$5,150–$5,850
2009	14–16	—	—	—	$5,150–$5,850
2011	14–17	—	—	—	$4,850–$5,850
2012	14–17	—	—	—	$4,850–$5,850
2013	17–20	—	—	—	$4,100–$4,850
2014	17–20	—	—	—	$4,100–$4,850
2015	17–23	—	—	—	$3,550–$4,850
2016	17–23	—	—	—	$3,550–$4,850
2017	16–23	—	—	—	$3,550–$5,150
2018	16–23	—	—	—	$3,550–$5,150
2019	18–23	—	—	—	$3,550–$4,550
2020	20–22	—	—	—	$3,750–$4,100
2022	16	—	—	—	$5,150
2023	16–23	—	—	—	$3,550–$5,150
2024	16–22	—	—	—	$3,750–$5,150
2025	16–22	—	43	350	$3,750–$5,150
2026	16–22	—	—	—	$3,750–$5,150
2027	16–23	—	—	—	$3,550–$5,150

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