MERCEDES-BENZ SL2013 · 5.5L Petrol

The 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend, confirmed by the most recent test on 15 April 2025 at 68,502 miles which passed with no defects recorded. Prior to that, the April 2024 cycle showed a clean pass on 8 April 2024 at 66,303 miles, though the same date also logged a failed attempt with no defects cited, an administrative anomaly rather than a mechanical fault. The vehicle has carried zero advisories or failures tied to worn components across the available history, indicating consistent upkeep. At roughly 13 years old the SL shows 68,502 recorded miles, an average of about 5,269 miles per year and low for its age. The records reveal a near-stationary period between 9 August 2021 at 62,434 miles and 17 April 2023 at 62,479 miles, adding only 45 miles across twenty months, followed by normal annual use to the present. Such low and intermittent mileage suggests the car spent long periods idle, which can allow brake calipers to seize, tyres to develop flat spots, and fluid degradation to occur despite clean MOT sheets. A buyer should still commission an in-person inspection of the braking system, focusing on caliper slide freedom and disc condition given the standing periods. Suspension bushes and coil springs warrant a physical check for perishing from lack of flexing, and the underside needs scrutiny for corrosion on structural members where moisture may have acted during storage. The exhaust and emissions path should be verified despite passing, as infrequent running can mask catalytic converter or lambda sensor drift until a longer road test.