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Any W223 S500 you find is the current generation, so there is no earlier shape to weigh against it — buy on options fitted and service record rather than chasing a specific year within this narrow window.
A BMW 750 costs less and carries a higher rate of electrical faults in our inspections. The Lexus ES250 costs far less but is a smaller car in a lower class entirely. Within the Mercedes range, the S450 is the cheaper way onto the same current platform.
Better than the class on bodywork. Our inspections find prior body or panel repair on 28% of S500s, against the 47% we would expect for large luxury saloons of this age and mileage in the Kingdom. That is still more than a quarter with some repair history, which is why the report on the specific car matters more than the average.
Given the repair history on this class of car, the CarSwitch inspection report on the specific vehicle is essential, not optional.