Mercedes Slk 230 Kompressor Auto — Reliability by Year

522 vehicles · MOT data 1997–1999 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Mercedes Slk 230 Kompressor Auto was manufactured — click any year to explore that cohort in detail. Trying to decide which year to buy? See the full buying guide →

Best pass rate year
1998
97.2% pass rate · 132 vehicles
Lowest pass rate year
1999
85.0% pass rate · 142 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
1999
85.0%
90,502 mi 142
1998
97.2%
83,207 mi 132
1997
87.1%
97,180 mi 248

Which year Mercedes Slk 230 Kompressor Auto is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests.

Tests range from an average of 83,207 miles (newest year) to 97,180 miles (oldest year). Older years naturally accumulate more tests at higher mileages — see the mileage-normalised breakdown →

Trying to decide which year to buy?

We've done the full analysis — which years to look for, which to avoid, and where to find the best value for reliability on a Mercedes Slk 230 Kompressor Auto.

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