2005 Mercedes-Benz SL 5.0 SL500
Price: £13,194. Above the going rate: £3,325 (33%) over the AskCar estimate of £9,869, our expected asking price for this car from its model, age, mileage and specification, drawing on 371 priced Mercedes-Benz SL adverts on AskCar as of 10 November 2026.
AskCar lists 462 used Mercedes-Benz SL from 341 UK dealerships, as of 10 November 2026.
Overview
- Make: Mercedes-Benz
- Model: SL
- Version: 5.0 SL500 Auto RWD Euro 3 2dr (306 bhp)
- Year: 2005
- Mileage: 66,353 miles
- Fuel: Petrol
- Body: Convertible, 2 doors, 2 seats
- Engine: 5.0 litres, 306 bhp
- Gearbox: Automatic
- Drive: Rear-wheel drive
- Colour: Black
- CO2: 292 g/km
- Emissions standard: Euro 3
About this car
This 2005 Mercedes-Benz SL has covered 66,353 miles, around 2,300 more miles than is typical for its age. The dealer is asking £13,194, which is £3,325 above the AskCar estimate of £9,869. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 371 Mercedes-Benz SL cars across different ages and specifications. The asking price is now £1,800 lower than when we first recorded the advert 58 days ago. Its advertised mileage matches the government's MOT record. The seller is Car Vault, based in Welwyn Garden City. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.
Stock data as of 10 November 2026.
Car Vault is rated 4.1 out of 5 on Google.
Price
Above the going rate: £3,325 (33%) over the AskCar estimate of £9,869.
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 371 priced Mercedes-Benz SL adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 10 November 2026.
Time on sale
This 2005 Mercedes-Benz SL has been on sale for at least 58 days.
Price history
AskCar first saw this advert on 13 September 2026 at £14,994. Its asking price is now £13,194, £1,800 less. The latest price cut was seen on 7 November 2026.
Price changes recorded:
- 13 September 2026: £14,994
- 21 October 2026: £13,994
- 7 November 2026: £13,194
Mileage and MOT
MOT, from the government's MOT records (DVSA, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency), as of 10 November 2026: valid until 9 September 2027.
It has had 21 MOTs. The latest, on 25 August 2026, passed.
There were no advisories at the latest test.
Mileage at that test: 66,217 miles, which matches the advertised 66,353 miles.
Advertised mileage is about 2,300 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2005 Mercedes-Benz SL on AskCar.
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73 photos of this car are on its AskCar page.
As of 10 November 2026, AskCar lists 591,054 cars and vans from 12,888 UK dealerships, read daily from dealer websites: over 99% of UK dealer used car adverts. No dealer pays to be listed.