Bad AI - Which SLK model years have known issues

Swedish Steven

1,520 posts · Joined 2017

#2 · Jun 2, 2026

The text must be AI- generated, right? Because there aren't many correct facts in it. Just a lot of bollocks.

 

Avel Du Discussion starter

63,865 posts · Joined 2015

#5 · Jun 3, 2026

I guess it is taken from forum problem threads, which ignores those threads with 100, 200 K mileage threads.

Every car looks bad if you trawl forums because many only post issues & too many do not return to say fixed.

Now you know why a link and not copy.

 

Avel Du Discussion starter

63,865 posts · Joined 2015

#6 · Jun 3, 2026

So unreliable.
Yet AI shows highest mileage for SLKs heading well North of 200K and closing in on 300K miles.

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Hmm

 

Berapotter

3,634 posts · Joined 2021

#7 · Jun 3, 2026

I read that and have decided despite being on the forum for over 6 years I must have missed all the very serious stuff referred to in that article.
If it justified some of the comments with for example 5% of M272's had balancer shaft issues (I chose that because it mentions timing chain as well as balancer shaft) it might have some credibility.
Having done the maths the total sales worldwide for all SLK's is 402,000. If we can assume 1/3 were V6 that would be 134,000 V6 SLK's before you add in V6's put into CLK, CLS, SL,C, E, and S models
and no I'm not doing the maths on those as well!
In addition some of the items mentioned we due to lack of owner care or environmental conditions which would be the same for any other car brand and certainly any car over 20 years old!
I suspect many of us on here know every scratch and blemish on the body work, every new rattle and squeak.

 

James280

1,810 posts · Joined 2023

#8 · Jun 4, 2026

Yup AI trash for sure . .

 

Avel Du Discussion starter

63,865 posts · Joined 2015

#9 · Jun 4, 2026

Had a thought that someone researching buying might read the title and think it genuine.

Edited title to reflect that it not a genuine review.