Mercedes-Benz SL550 MPG by year — every rating on record

The Mercedes-Benz SL550 has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 13 model years, from 2007 to 2020. Across those years its best rated version returned 20 mpg (2013) and its thirstiest returned 16 mpg (2007). The EPA record holds 13 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Two Seaters.

Year-by-year EPA ratings

Where it has stood in its class

Ranked against every other nameplate the EPA filed under the same class that year. The Mercedes-Benz SL550 placed highest in 2007 at #22 of 36, and lowest in 2015 at #33 of 60. It spent 5 of its 13 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 13 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 3 of 4 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What SL550 fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2020 Mercedes-Benz SL550 burns 575 to 575 gallons depending on configuration. Below is what that costs at three pump prices, and how much more the thirstiest configuration costs than the most efficient one.

EPA’s own estimate for the 2020 model year is $3,900 to $3,900 a year in fuel, or $8,250 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Two Seaters

Across the 263 nameplates EPA classifies as Two Seaters, the median best combined rating is 18 mpg. At 20 mpg the Mercedes-Benz SL550 is 2 mpg better the median, which is worth about $224 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Two Seaters rankings — every nameplate in the class, best to worst.

Other Mercedes-Benz nameplates

Every Mercedes-Benz model compared → — all nameplates ranked by best combined rating, with what each one costs a year.