£18,000
1996 Mercedes-Benz SL 500 Auto
The Market • UK • 14 Jul 2026
Market Position:
Highest 30% of Past Sales
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£18,000
1996 Mercedes-Benz SL 500 Auto
UK • 14 Jul 2026 • Lot 5137
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1996 Mercedes-Benz SL 500 Auto is a well-maintained example with a low mileage for its age and an exemplary service history, including recent specialist work. It boasts a straight body, good paint lustre, and a solid interior, making it a mechanically sound and desirable classic tourer.
Condition
8
The car is described as being in 'very good original condition' with a reasonable mileage. The bodywork is straight with no significant dents, and the doors close with precision. The paint has good lustre, though there are minor stone chips at the front and a scratch on the rear wing. All four wheels show some corrosion under the lacquer. The hard-top and fabric roof are in very good condition, with only light clouding on the rear screen of the soft-top. The interior is solid with minimal wear on the driver's seat bolster and a few scratches on the wood veneers. Mechanically, the engine bay appears clean and dry, and the undersides show no structural or mechanical concerns. The car has an exemplary service history and recent specialist attention.
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82,220 miles
WDB1290672F138652
RHD
United Kingdom
Automatic
N540TBO
1996
Auction
£18,000
1996 Mercedes-Benz SL 500 Auto
The Market • UK • 14 Jul 2026
Market Position:
Highest 30% of Past Sales
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Description
The vendor, who is well-known to us here at HQ, has owned this excellent SL 500 since 2017, when it first joined his impressive collection of fine classic cars.
He bought the car from another chap with a fine collection, primarily of high-quality Mercedes-Benz classics, including ‘Gullwings’ and the like.
So, in other words, this car has been bought – twice – by people who know their classic Mercs and only buy really, really good examples.
The vendor believes that he is just the third owner of the car from new.
The car starts, drives, handles and stops with all the ability and competence you would want and expect.
It was driven to our Oxfordshire HQ from Cardiff.
It didn’t miss a beat and the vendor didn’t expect it to.
We’ve also driven it and can attest to its mechanical integrity, dynamic competence and superb build quality.
The car is in very good original condition, thanks in part to its very reasonable mileage of 82,218.
The bodywork is really very straight and true on t...
Price Analysis vs Other (R129) SL 500s
£2,040
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£13,478
Median Price (Since 2020)
£91,646
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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Previous (R129) SL 500 Sales
MOT Information
Valid
Expires on 26th May 2027
Latest MOT mileage:
82,088 miles
MOT History
Passed
On 27th May 2026, 82,088 miles
There were 2 defects noted.
Advisory:
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
Failed
On 20th May 2026, 82,070 miles
There were 3 defects noted.
Major:
- Offside Front Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))
Advisory:
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
Passed
On 21st May 2025, 80,527 miles
There were 6 defects noted.
Advisory:
- Nearside Front Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Rear Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Front Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Rear Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Passed
On 5th Sept 2023, 80,088 miles
MOT Mileage Trend
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