Mercedes passenger cars are among the most reliable on Germany’s roads
According to ADAC breakdown statistics, the SLK Roadster by Mercedes-Benz is the most reliable car in its class. Other models by the Stuttgart automobile brand also achieved top ratings in the current evaluation by Germany’s largest automobile club.
In the Convertibles/Sports Coupés category of the ADAC statistics the SLK-Class excelled with the lowest breakdown rate, thereby confirming the reputation as a particularly reliable car which the Mercedes two-seater had already gained in 2001 and 2002.
The specialists at the ADAC are also extremely satisfied with the Mercedes-Benz A, CLK, M and S-Class models, which likewise showed a very low incidence of breakdowns. No other automobile brand occupies the top positions in the statistics for Germany’s most reliable cars as frequently as the models by Mercedes-Benz.
All in all the ADAC’s breakdown technicians (known in Germany as “yellow angels” on account of the ADAC’s company livery) turned out on more than 3.7 million occasions to give technical assistance to car drivers in 2003. The latest ADAC breakdown statistics cover models built from 1998 to 2003.
Auto Spies perspective: Maybe they should bring those cars over to the USA! ;)