2004 Mercedes-Benz SLK 2.3L Petrol · DA04 MEV

The 2004 Mercedes-Benz SLK presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend. The most recent test on 25 October 2025 at 103,282 miles passed with no defects recorded, and the three prior passes from 2022 through 2024 also carried no advisories. The only blemish is a failed test on 13 October 2023 at 98,324 miles, reversed and passed the next day at 98,330 miles with no defects listed on either entry. This suggests an administrative or minor pre-check failure rather than a substantive mechanical fault. At roughly 22 years old the car shows 103,282 recorded miles, an average of about 4,695 miles per year. The records confirm very low annual use: 96,768 miles in October 2022, 98,330 in October 2023, 100,213 in October 2024, and 103,282 in October 2025. That is under 3,000 miles added in each 12-month period. The DVSA data is sparse and clean, with no corrosion, suspension, brake, or emissions issues ever flagged across the five tests supplied. A buyer should still commission a physical inspection beneath the car. Low mileage and long standing periods on a 2004 chassis invite hidden structural rust on subframes and floor pans even when MOT testers logged nothing. The suspension bushes, coil springs, and brake calipers on an SLK of this age warrant hands-on checks for perishing or binding that a pass with no defects will not capture. The same applies to the retractable roof mechanism and hydraulic lines, which the MOT cycle does not assess. Given the clean record and gentle use, the previous owner appears to have stored the car well, but twenty-two years will age seals and fluids regardless of the odometer.