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MERCEDES-BENZ SLC - Model Report

Reliability, mileage, fuel mix, safety, and defect profile from AutoRank.

Reporting Period: Last 5 years Report Date: Generated today Filters: All years, fuels and engines autorank.co.uk/models/mercedes-benz/slc

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: Mercedes-Benz

Model: Slc

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 47,743 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

88.3%

Share of this model's 47,743 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

45.7 mpg

CO2 emission

157 g/km

Euro emissions

Euro 6

Tax cost

£200/yr

Vehicle list price over £40,000?NoYes

Average vehicle miles

39,022

Lower average mileage in the analysed fleet.

Life expectancy miles

45,639

Lower mature-fleet mileage expectation.

Average vehicle age

8.2

Average age sits in the mid-fleet band.

Vehicles represented

7,915

7,915 valid MOT, 0 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

47,743

47,743 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Rare

7,915On the road

Insight summary

Mercedes-Benz Slc is a rare model in this snapshot, with 7,915 represented vehicles and 0.02% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 88.3% from 47,743 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 60. The current pool shows an average of 39,022 miles and an average age of 8.2 years, while mature-fleet mileage is estimated at 45,639 miles. Petrol leads the fuel split, followed by diesel, and the most frequent defect themes are windscreen damage, tyre condition and coil springs. The practical read is that the Mercedes-Benz Slc looks a little better than average, but still rewards careful checks on mileage and maintenance.

Fuel type breakdown (by model)

Fuel	Vehicles
PETROL	5,228
DIESEL	2,687

Euro NCAP Safety

No NCAP tests found for this model.

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	384
Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	372
Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	344
Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	325
Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	228
Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	220
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	209
Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	208
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault (1.6 (b))	195
Nearside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	180
Nearside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	175
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	173
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))	168
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	157
Offside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	147
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	139
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	135
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (5.2.3 (h))	126
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))	125
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	122
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	116
Offside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	95
Nearside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))	85
Offside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))	80
Nearside Front Inner Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	77

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 4,585 defects across this top 25 set

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

384

Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

372

Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

344

Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

325

Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

228

Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

220

Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

209

Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

208

Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault (1.6 (b))

195

Nearside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

180

Nearside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

175

Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

173

Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

168

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))

157

Offside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

147

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))

139

Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))

135

Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (5.2.3 (h))

126

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

125

Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))

122

Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

116

Offside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Nearside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))

Offside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))

Nearside Front Inner Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Mercedes-Benz Slc reliability and MOT data