1999 Mercedes Benz Slk230 problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Visibility (15) · Exterior Lighting:brake Lights (10) · Exterior Lighting:tail Lights (4)
🧭 Reliability snapshot
Compared against other Mercedes Benz Slk230 model years — complaint volume vs the model's median year, recalls and severity. How we score →
🛣️ Complaints by mileage
33 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (13)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Equipment:electrical 2014-10-14 · LI82.70-P-060004 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
iphone mobile phone: various complaints after software update to ios8
Seats 2014-07-10 · LI91.25-P-059380 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
pneumatic comfort systems with insufficient performance, entirely inoperative or leaky.
Equipment 2014-03-03 · LI82.85-P-058582 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
apple products (iphone or ipod) are not charged via the serial usb interface of the comand online control unit (a40/3) in the stowage compartment of the center console.
Steering 2014-02-25 · LI46.15-P-058505 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
creaking noise when making vertical or longitudinal adjustment to electrical steering column
Structure 2013-07-25 · LI77.30-P-056644 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
water entry through front section of retractable hardtop with the following localization: - partial water entry in the area of the side seals to the a-pillar (for area see fig. 1) when accelerating/braking the vehicle.
Electrical System 2013-07-12 · LI82.95-P-056655 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
customer experiences low battery conditions, resulting in jump starts, and eventually requiring battery replacement.
Showing the 6 most recent of 13 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
No detailed complaint narratives on file.
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.