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Mercedes Slc

Reliability, running costs, and MOT data across 6 years from 18,733 real MOT tests.

Avg Pass Rate

93%

Total Tests

18,733

Best Year

2021 (98%)

Years Covered

6

How reliable is the Mercedes Slc?

vs national average+11% (82% avg)
vs Mercedes brand average+6% (87% avg)
Best to worst year spread9 percentage points
Reliability trendImproving over years

Mercedes Slc by Year

YearPass RateTestsAvg Mileage
202198%8713,659 mi
202094%16920,514 mi
201994%1,97221,880 mi
201892%3,33528,655 mi
201790%7,76235,860 mi
201689%5,40841,461 mi

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About the Mercedes Slc

The Mercedes Slc has been tested 18,733 times in 2024 MOT data across 6 model years (2016 to 2021), with an average pass rate of 93%. That's comfortably above the national average of 82%, making it a reliable choice. Available as petrol.

Best and Worst Years

The 2021 model is the most reliable with a 98% pass rate from 87 tests. The 2016 model has the lowest at 89%. The 9 point spread between years means reliability varies somewhat, but no year is dramatically different.

Reliability Trend

Newer MERCEDES SLCs show better MOT pass rates than older ones, with an average improvement of 5 percentage points.

Mileage Across Years

The oldest model in our data (2016) averages 41,461 miles, while the newest (2021) averages 13,659 miles.

Compared to the Mercedes brand average of 87%, the Slc performs 6 points better, making it one of the more reliable options in the Mercedes range.

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