2005 Mercedes-Benz SL 5.0

Price: £6,990. Far below the going rate: £6,631 (48%) under the AskCar estimate of £13,621, our expected asking price for this car from its model, age, mileage and specification, drawing on 370 priced Mercedes-Benz SL adverts on AskCar as of 9 November 2026. Worth asking the dealer why.

AskCar lists 461 used Mercedes-Benz SL from 341 UK dealerships, as of 9 November 2026.

Overview

  • Make: Mercedes-Benz
  • Model: SL
  • Version: 5.0 Auto RWD 2dr
  • Year: 2005
  • Mileage: 10,000 miles
  • Fuel: Petrol
  • Body: Convertible, 2 doors, 2 seats
  • Engine: 5.0 litres
  • Gearbox: Automatic
  • Drive: Rear-wheel drive
  • Colour: Black

About this car

This 2005 Mercedes-Benz SL is advertised with 10,000 miles on the clock. Priced at £6,990, this car is advertised £6,631 below the AskCar estimate of £13,621. This is a large price difference, so check the price and vehicle details with the dealer. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 370 Mercedes-Benz SL cars across different ages and specifications. We first recorded this car for sale 77 days ago. The advertised mileage is lower than the latest MOT reading of 95,293 miles. Ask the dealer to explain. Its MOT is recorded as valid until 9 January 2027. The seller is Sleaford Car Centre, based in Peterborough. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 9 November 2026.

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Price

Far below the going rate: £6,631 (48%) under the AskCar estimate of £13,621. Worth asking the dealer why.

The AskCar estimate is our expected asking price for this car. It uses UK dealer asking prices, accounting for make, model, trim, version, age, mileage, fuel, gearbox, body type, driven wheels, engine size and power. It is an advertised price, not a confirmed sale price.

It draws on 370 priced Mercedes-Benz SL adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 9 November 2026.

Time on sale

This 2005 Mercedes-Benz SL has been on sale for at least 77 days.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 24 August 2026 at £6,990. Its asking price has not changed.

Mileage and MOT

MOT, from the government's MOT records (DVSA, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency), as of 9 November 2026: valid until 9 January 2027.

It has had 22 MOTs. The latest, on 10 January 2026, passed.

There were no advisories at the latest test.

Mileage at that test: 95,293 miles. The advert says 10,000 miles, fewer than the MOT record, so ask the dealer which is right.

Advertised mileage is about 54,100 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2005 Mercedes-Benz SL on AskCar.

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As of 9 November 2026, AskCar lists 584,619 cars and vans from 12,676 UK dealerships, read daily from dealer websites: over 99% of UK dealer used car adverts. No dealer pays to be listed.