Model year record
1999 MERCEDES BENZ SLK230
No recall campaigns on file for this model year. 77 owner complaints on file.
Recalls
No recall campaigns on file for this model year.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
| Component | Complaints | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|
| Visibility | 15 | 62,010 mi |
| Exterior lighting: brake lights | 12 | 30,000 mi |
| Electrical system | 5 | 77,000 mi |
| Exterior lighting: tail lights | 4 | 8,900 mi |
| Electrical system: wiring: interior/under dash | 3 | 56,000 mi |
| Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: filler pipe and cap | 3 | — |
| Unknown or other | 3 | 115,000 mi |
| Engine | 2 | 115,000 mi |
| Power train | 2 | 107,000 mi |
| Structure: body: roof and pillars | 2 | — |
| Visibility: rearview mirrors/devices | 2 | — |
| Visibility: rearview mirrors/devices: exterior | 2 | 53,500 mi |
| Visibility: rearview mirrors/devices: interior | 2 | 19,000 mi |
| Air bags | 1 | 160,000 mi |
| Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel | 1 | 107,000 mi |
| Electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator | 1 | — |
| Electrical system: ignition | 1 | — |
| Electrical system: ignition: module | 1 | — |
| Electrical system: starter assembly | 1 | 82,000 mi |
| Electrical system: wiring | 1 | 27,000 mi |
| Electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers | 1 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline | 1 | — |
| Equipment | 1 | 52,000 mi |
| Equipment adaptive/mobility | 1 | 89,982 mi |
| Equipment: appliance: air conditioner | 1 | — |
| Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch | 1 | 68,000 mi |
| Exterior lighting: headlights | 1 | 19,000 mi |
| Interior lighting | 1 | — |
| Power train: driveline: center support bearing | 1 | 107,000 mi |
| Suspension | 1 | — |
| Tires | 1 | — |
| Visibility: glass, side/rear | 1 | — |
| Visibility: windshield wiper/washer | 1 | — |
The 1998 model has 2 times as many complaints as this one. The 2000 model has 3 times as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
Other MERCEDES BENZ SLK230 model years
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