2005 Mercedes-Benz SL500 Fuel system Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 5%of 19 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 22,685miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the fuel system of the 2005 Mercedes-Benz SL500, 5% of the 19 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 22,685 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The contact owns a 2005 mercedes benz sl 500. The contact stated that while driving, fuel odors emitted from the vehicle. The contact stated that when the vehicle was parked, he noticed fuel had leaked into the rear seats of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the fuel tank cap was leaking and the driver and the passenger side fuel tank caps needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 22,685.”
NHTSA complaint #10809067, filed 2015-12, 22,685 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10016670May 1, 2009Mercedes: the fuel level indicated in the instrument cluster does not match the actual fill level. This may be caused by a fault in the fuel level sensor function chain…
Fuel system: other model years
Other parts of the 2005 Mercedes-Benz SL500
7 complaintsElectrical system
4 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
3 complaintsSuspension
2 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsEngine
1 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
1 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2005 Mercedes-Benz SL500
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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