Mercedes-Benz SL 2002
Cars aged 23 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Fewer than 100 inspections – figures are indicative and intervals wide.
Pass the inspection first time
64.7% ±15.3 pp
M1 average at 23 years – 37.8%
n = 34 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
225,736 km
Percentiles · cars aged 23
p10 138k
p25 181k
p50 226k
p75 271k
p90 316k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 137,836 km |
| p25 | 181,451 km |
| p50 | 225,736 km |
| p75 | 270,898 km |
| p90 | 315,778 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
SL 2002, n = 34
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 20.6% |
| Minor defects | 44.1% |
| Major defects | 35.3% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.0% |
Odometer inconsistencies
9.1%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
No emission readings for this group.
What these numbers say
64.7% of 2002 Mercedes-Benz SL cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 34), against an average of 37.8% for all 23-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 23-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 225,736 km, half of them between 181,451 km and 270,898 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 1 car, 9.1% of those assessed.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate