1997 Mercedes-Benz SL 500
Copart 46100606 WDBFA63F4VF154630
Front end · 0 mi · Atlanta North, GA, USA
FinalBid / Copart + IAAI
FinalBid holds 3,528 completed Copart and IAAI auctions for Mercedes-Benz SL. Across 3,198 recorded USD final bids, the median sold price is $3,250. Most of those cars were sold with front end. Half of the 1,603 verified odometer readings sit above 89,691 mi. The oldest auction in the archive closed in Jun 17, 2019, the newest in Oct 1, 2026. The Mercedes-Benz SL auction archive — what it actually sells for at Copart and IAAI, lot by lot. The final bids below come from completed auctions, so they show what buyers committed rather than what sellers hoped for — and the sale history across model years tells you where the Mercedes-Benz SL stops losing value.
Copart 46100606 WDBFA63F4VF154630
Front end · 0 mi · Atlanta North, GA, USA
Copart 47060306 WDBFA67E9SF110071
Normal wear · 123,793 mi · Miami South, FL, USA
Copart 46178936 WDBFA63F2VF142847
Mechanical · 0 mi · West Warren, MA, USA
Copart 42075116 WDBFA68F7XF180358
Minor dents & scratches · 68,292 mi · Ft. Pierce, FL, USA
IAAI 44110564 WDDJK7DA3EF026094
Side · 68,596 mi · Lexington, SC, USA
Copart 97989455 W1KVK8AB6NF005728
Front end · 8,341 mi · Memphis, TN, USA
IAAI 44248474 WDBSK75F03F035484
Side · 1 mi · Dixon, CA, USA
Copart 41639676 WDB1260371A165869
Mechanical · 159,084 mi · Detroit, MI, USA
IAAI 44634103 WDBFA67F9WF156773
Front end · 126,762 mi · Gibsonia, PA, USA
Copart 77832435 WDBSK75FX3F006929
Minor dents & scratches · 110,557 mi · Las Vegas West, NV, US...
Copart 46169096 WDBFA68F31F195740
Normal wear · 112,875 mi · Miami South, FL, USA
Copart 76050195 WDBSK75F26F117091
Mechanical · 115,828 mi · San Jose, CA, USA
Copart 46158776 WDBFA67F9VF151989
Side · 88,389 mi · Long Island, NY, USA
Copart 98747945 W1KVK8BB5RF021441
Front end · 7,104 mi · Atlanta East, GA, USA
Copart 41949376 WDDJK7DA2DF009219
Front end · 75,065 mi · Tucson, AZ, USA
Copart 99923495 WDBSK75F33F056703
Mechanical · 0 mi · Tucson, AZ, USA
Copart 46211886 W1KVK5AB1PF017397
Mechanical · 0 mi · Tulsa, OK, USA
IAAI 44342385 WDBFA67E5SF116577
All over · 130,030 mi · Las Vegas, NV, USA
Copart 45996156 WDBSK75F43F061280
Front end · 0 mi · Hartford, CT, USA
Copart 45869736 WDBSK71F17F120541
Normal wear · 83,241 mi · Sacramento, CA, USA
Copart 46007706 WDBFA76EXSF123743
Front end · 97,538 mi · Boise, ID, USA
Copart 79224315 WDBFA68F6XF182070
Front end · 71,769 mi · South Boston, MA, USA
IAAI 44380255 WDDJK7DAXDF005810
Front end · 122,487 mi · Pembroke Pines, FL, US...
Copart 78671815 WDBSK71FX8F137114
Front end · 127,722 mi · Atlanta East, GA, USA
| Year | Auctions | Final bids | Median final bid | Average final bid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | $55,125 | $55,125 |
| 2024 | 12 | 11 | $53,500 | $47,250 |
| 2023 | 53 | 47 | $45,250 | $44,805 |
| 2022 | 63 | 55 | $49,000 | $50,570 |
| 2020 | 29 | 26 | $20,150 | $20,763 |
| 2019 | 40 | 37 | $19,300 | $18,641 |
| 2018 | 36 | 33 | $17,600 | $17,627 |
| 2017 | 86 | 76 | $14,600 | $14,846 |
| 2016 | 51 | 49 | $10,000 | $12,468 |
| 2015 | 75 | 72 | $10,150 | $10,817 |
| 2014 | 68 | 66 | $9,350 | $10,185 |
| 2013 | 152 | 141 | $9,000 | $10,125 |
| 2012 | 13 | 12 | $5,650 | $6,292 |
| 2011 | 64 | 59 | $4,800 | $5,618 |
| 2009 | 172 | 156 | $5,250 | $6,696 |
| 2008 | 65 | 63 | $3,150 | $4,246 |
| 2007 | 183 | 172 | $3,075 | $3,724 |
| 2006 | 134 | 122 | $2,250 | $3,349 |
| 2005 | 278 | 254 | $2,100 | $3,045 |
| 2004 | 262 | 234 | $2,350 | $3,121 |
| 2003 | 515 | 472 | $1,900 | $2,666 |
| 2002 | 26 | 23 | $8,000 | $7,743 |
| 2001 | 50 | 45 | $4,500 | $5,162 |
| 2000 | 88 | 82 | $3,000 | $3,994 |
| 1999 | 162 | 142 | $2,825 | $3,560 |
| 1998 | 124 | 116 | $1,900 | $2,720 |
| 1997 | 103 | 95 | $1,900 | $2,814 |
| 1996 | 93 | 82 | $1,363 | $1,994 |
| 1995 | 130 | 118 | $2,600 | $3,409 |
| 1994 | 78 | 64 | $1,850 | $3,122 |
| 1993 | 27 | 21 | $3,800 | $4,502 |
| 1992 | 35 | 31 | $1,750 | $2,640 |
| 1991 | 22 | 16 | $2,036 | $2,476 |
| 1990 | 8 | 6 | $1,448 | $1,441 |
| 1988 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 1986 | 4 | 4 | $6,850 | $7,250 |
| 1985 | 9 | 8 | $2,050 | $4,206 |
| 1984 | 7 | 7 | $5,800 | $5,400 |
| 1983 | 3 | 3 | $1,200 | $1,650 |
| 1982 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| 1981 | 3 | 3 | $1,500 | $1,467 |
| 1980 | 24 | 21 | $2,000 | $2,974 |
| 1979 | 37 | 29 | $2,850 | $3,367 |
| 1978 | 24 | 21 | $3,150 | $3,452 |
| 1977 | 17 | 13 | $3,400 | $3,719 |
| 1976 | 20 | 15 | $3,050 | $4,322 |
| 1975 | 16 | 12 | $3,675 | $4,379 |
| 1974 | 13 | 13 | $2,350 | $2,252 |
| 1973 | 12 | 11 | $2,300 | $3,727 |
| 1972 | 24 | 22 | $2,750 | $3,267 |
| 1971 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| 1970 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 1967 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| 1966 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 1965 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 1960 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| 1959 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
3,528 completed Copart and IAAI auctions, with sale dates between Jun 17, 2019 and Oct 1, 2026.
Across 3,198 recorded USD sales the median final bid is $3,250, with the average pulled to $6,723 by the outliers at either end.
front end leads, on 33% of the auctions — worth knowing before you read the low end of the sold-price range.
Half of the 1,603 verified odometer readings sit above 89,691 mi and half below it.
Work from the median final bid on this page, then adjust for the repair in front of you. A Mercedes-Benz SL with light front-end damage and keys sits near the top of the sold-price range; a water loss without keys sits at the bottom.
Usually yes, and not evenly. Open the year links to see where the Mercedes-Benz SL final-bid curve flattens — that flat stretch is where salvage buying tends to pay best.
No. These are auction results for damaged or salvage Mercedes-Benz SL vehicles — the price at the close of the sale, before transport, fees and repair. Retail value sits well above them.
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