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Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class

🇩🇪 Germany ·1997–2016· convertible

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6 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. Mercedes-Benz SLK 250 BlueEFFICIENCY (R 172) – Frontansicht (2), 11. März 2011, Teneriffa: Markus Jordan· CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. 2. Mercedes-Benz R172: M 93· Attribution
  3. 3. Mercedes-Benz R171: Alexander-93· CC BY-SA 4.0
  4. 4. Mercedes-Benz R170: Alexander Migl· CC BY-SA 4.0
  5. 5. Mercedes-Benz SLK 200 BlueEFFICIENCY (R 172) – Frontansicht, 3. Juli 2011, Essen: M 93· CC BY-SA 3.0 de
  6. 6. Mercedes SLK 200 Kompressor (R171) front 20100402: M 93· Attribution
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Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class, photo 1 of 6
1/6 Markus Jordan· CC BY-SA 3.0

base stats

  • power 416 hptop version
  • efficiency 128 g CO₂/kmcleanest version
  • popularity 9,633 in NL#207 most common
  • price € 65.849new, 2016
  • weight 1,401 kgaverage, ready to drive

Bars compare against all cars: 600 hp, 0 g CO₂, 400k registrations, €150k.

what the fuel types mean

  • petrol Cheapest to buy, simple, but fuel is expensive in NL.

spec sheet

built
1997–2016
body
convertible
engine
1.8 L–5.5 L
cylinders
4–8
turbo
some versions
power
134–416 hp
drive
rear-wheel drive
gearbox
automatic, manual
seats
2
doors
2
weight
1,401 kg
fuel use
4.9–12.0 L/100 km
CO₂
128–289 g/km
US rating
16–27 mpg
EV range
—
US size class
Two Seaters
avg new price NL
€ 62.429

Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.

🇳🇱 on Dutch roads

9,633 are registered in the Netherlands today, #207 of all models. Most common build year: 2004 (1,235 cars).

19972016

Cars still registered, by year of first registration (RDW).

secondhand shopping hint

Cars 8–20 years old are where budget buys usually live. The register has 3,210 SLK-Classs from 2006–2016, so there should be plenty to choose from on Marktplaats or AutoScout24. Their price when new:

  • 2011€ 63.843
  • 2012€ 63.458
  • 2013€ 64.193
  • 2014€ 65.052
  • 2015€ 65.028
  • 2016€ 65.849
names it's registered under (19)
  • SLK 200 Kompressor 3,832
  • SLK 200 2,084
  • SLK 230 Kompressor 1,790
  • SLK 350 760
  • SLK 280 348
  • SLK 320 290
  • SLK 250 171
  • SLK 55 AMG 126
  • SLK 300 43
  • SLK 230 36
  • SLK200 35
  • SLK 32 AMG Kompressor 28
  • SLK230 24
  • SLK 250 Cdi 19
  • SLK55 AMG 17
  • SLK350 13
  • SLK 32 AMG 7
  • SLK 200K 5
  • SLK280 5

🇺🇸 US versions (74)

Every version the EPA tested, model years 1999–2016. mpg is combined; L/100 km converted.

yearversionenginegearboxdrivefuelmpgL/100
2016AMG SLK555.5 L 8 cylAutomatic 7-spdRWDPremium2210.7
2016SLK3002.0 L 4 cyl turboAutomatic 9-spdRWDPremium278.7
2016SLK3503.5 L 6 cylAutomatic 7-spdRWDPremium249.8
2015SLK2501.8 L 4 cyl turboAutomatic 7-spdRWDPremium269.0
2015SLK2501.8 L 4 cyl turboManual 6-spdRWDPremium269.0
2015SLK3503.5 L 6 cylAutomatic 7-spdRWDPremium249.8
2015SLK55 AMG5.5 L 8 cylAutomatic 7-spdRWDPremium2210.7
2014SLK2501.8 L 4 cyl turboManual 6-spdRWDPremium269.0
2014SLK2501.8 L 4 cyl turboAutomatic 7-spdRWDPremium269.0
2014SLK3503.5 L 6 cylAutomatic 7-spdRWDPremium249.8
2014SLK55 AMG5.5 L 8 cylAutomatic 7-spdRWDPremium2210.7
2013SLK2501.8 L 4 cyl turboManual 6-spdRWDPremium269.0
2013SLK2501.8 L 4 cyl turboAutomatic 7-spdRWDPremium269.0
2013SLK3503.5 L 6 cylAutomatic 7-spdRWDPremium249.8
2013SLK55 AMG5.5 L 8 cylAutomatic 7-spdRWDPremium2210.7
2012SLK2501.8 L 4 cyl turboAutomatic 7-spdRWDPremium269.0
2012SLK2501.8 L 4 cyl turboManual 6-spdRWDPremium269.0
2012SLK3503.5 L 6 cylAutomatic 7-spdRWDPremium2310.2
2012SLK55 AMG5.5 L 8 cylAutomatic 7-spdRWDPremium2210.7
2011SLK3003.0 L 6 cylManual 6-spdRWDPremium2011.8
2011SLK3003.0 L 6 cylAutomatic 7-spdRWDPremium2111.2
2011SLK3503.5 L 6 cylManual 6-spdRWDPremium2011.8
2011SLK3503.5 L 6 cylAutomatic 7-spdRWDPremium2111.2
2010SLK3003.0 L 6 cylManual 6-spdRWDPremium2111.2
2010SLK3003.5 L 6 cylAutomatic 7-spdRWDPremium2111.2

Sources: RDW open data, fueleconomy.gov.Updated 2026-10-24.

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