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Before you buy a used Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG.

2010–2014 · Petrol · 1 engine

Taken only from Testigo's sourced sheets. Use it to question the seller and on the test drive: it does not confirm that any particular car is affected.

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, real photo of this generation
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The essentials.

Typical faults by engine

The period and mileage are those mentioned by each sheet's sources. They are not a maintenance interval and do not predict that any particular car will fail.

SLS AMG (M159, 6.2 V8)

Petrol

Official recalls: ask before you pay

A recall existing does not mean this car is affected or that it is still outstanding: it depends on the chassis number, the market and the production date.

  1. Ask the seller for the chassis number (VIN): it has 17 characters, appears in the car's documents and can usually also be seen at the base of the windscreen.
  2. Ask an official Mercedes-Benz dealer, or the brand's official website if it lets you check by chassis number, whether each recall has been done or is still outstanding for that VIN.
  3. Manufacturer recalls are normally carried out free of charge by the official service network. If one is outstanding, ask for it to be done before you close the sale.
Recall: SLS passenger airbagPassive safety

How to check it: Confirm VIN and campaign zone; replace inflator under current procedure.

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On the test drive: what to look and listen for

Taken from each sheet's symptoms and checks. You can tick off what you have already looked at: it is saved only in this browser.

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Gearbox

  • Look out for: Occasional dual-clutch gearbox glitches; timing noise at around 100,000 km.

    Ask them to check: Read the gearbox fault memory; listen to a cold start; ask for the history at an AMG specialist.

Sources

Every fact on this page comes from these Testigo sheets and their original sources. Sources are not checked in real time.

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