Est: £8,000 - £10,000
2001 Mercedes-Benz SLK 230 Kompressor
United Kingdom • 29 Apr 2026 • Lot 182P
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This low-mileage (15,000) Mercedes-Benz SLK, originally from Japan, is presented in excellent condition and has been owned by a Mercedes-Benz Club member since 2020.
It features a desirable color combination and has been well-maintained, making it a collector-grade example.
Condition
8
Vendor describes as excellent condition.
/ 10
Automatic
Transmission:
WDB1704492F220135
Chassis No:
Odometer:
15,000 miles
LJ51 RTY
Reg Number:
RHD/LHD:
RHD
Just 15,000 miles from new!.
Registration No: LJ51 RTY Chassis No: WDB1704492F220135 MOT: November 2026
Supplied new to the car-friendly climate of Japan and imported in 2020
Very low mileage of just 15,000 miles from new
Entered from the ownership of a forty-year Mercedes-Benz Club GB member, being in that ownership since 2020
Surely unrepeatable; an excellently presented, collector-grade example
At the start of the 1990s, after the introduction of their two-seat grand-tourer, the R129 SL, the launch of the Mazda MX-5 encouraged Mercedes-Benz to create a new compact roadster, slotting below the SL.
By late 1991, under Bruno Sacco, the first design sketches were drawn, with scale models of what would become the SLK (R170) being built in the first half of 1992.
Massively successful at launch, worldwide sales hit 55,000 in its first year—over double the entire nine-year production of 190 SLs—and between 1996 and 2004 over 311,000 SLKs were sold.
The roof design consists of a foldin...
Points of note
£480
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£5,560
Median Price (Since 2020)
£22,234
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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MOT Information
Valid
Expires on Nov 28 2026
Latest MOT Mileage
15,104 miles
Registration Date
2001-12-31
MOT History
Passed
On Nov 29 2025 with 15,104 miles
Passed
On Oct 16 2024 with 15,053 miles
Passed
On Oct 04 2023 with 14,950 miles
Failed
On Sep 21 2023 with 14,934 miles
There was 1 defect noted.
Major:
- Front Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen washer jets not operating. (3.5 (a))
Passed
On Oct 05 2022 with 14,676 miles
Passed
On Oct 04 2021 with 14,389 miles
Passed
On Sep 30 2020 with 13,902 miles
Passed
On Sep 13 2019 with 13,416 miles
Passed
On Sep 03 2018 with 11,974 miles
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