Mercedes-Benz SL Common Problems & Reliability | whatbreaks

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used car risk analysis // monte carlo cost projections

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Segment: mainstream

Fuel: petrol

SL Gen 1 (2001-2025)

mainstreampetrol

Running

~£1543/yr

Deprec.

> Top failure modes

[MED]Ball joints~85k mi£80-180

tyres▁▂▃▃▃▄▃▄▃▃▃▃▆▄▃▂▃█▂5.8%

suspension▁▁▁▁▂▂▂▂▂▃▂▂▃▃▃▂▁▄▃▅█5.8%

brakes▁▁▁▁▂▂▃▃▃▃▃▄▄▄▂▄▅▃▁█▁4.1%

0k100k200k+

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