MakesMercedes-BenzC-Class
Mercedes-Benz C-Class MPG
Its best-rated version reaches 30 MPG combined in 2016–2018 and 2024, the hybrid C300. Its weakest year peaked at 20 MPG (2001).
a year at 15,000 miles for the best 2026 version, the C300. Put it next to its 1994 predecessor, at your own mileage.
Compare in gallonsThe Mercedes-Benz C-Class has EPA ratings for 33 model years, 1994–2026, every one of them among compact cars. In 2003 even its most efficient version shared the lowest rating of 11 small station wagons; it sat in its class's bottom five in six model years.
Its first flex-fuel version arrived in 2004, when 4 of 173 cars offered one. Of the 991 car nameplates on this site, few have had a flex-fuel version (40 of them), a hybrid version (73 of them) or a plug-in hybrid version (49 of them); this one has.
Among 16 compact cars, 2026
The C-Class placed tenth (tied). The class leader was the Toyota Corolla at 50 MPG. The next higher rating, 30 MPG, is shared by three nameplates.
The C-Class, five years at a time
Average rating of its best version per span, placed among compact cars.
Where the engine list turned over
- 2001
New: 2.6-liter 6-cylinder, 3.2-liter 6-cylinder. Best rating 22 → 20 MPG.
- 2006
New: 2.5-liter 6-cylinder, 3.0-liter 6-cylinder, 3.5-liter 6-cylinder. Best rating 24 → 22 MPG.
- 2024
Dropped: 2.0-liter 4-cylinder, 3.0-liter 6-cylinder, 4.0-liter 8-cylinder. Best rating 29 → 30 MPG.
Powertrains under the name
- Gasoline
Rated in 1994–2023.
- Flex-fuel
Rated in 2004–2005 and 2007–2014.
- Plug-in hybrid
Rated in 2016–2018 and 2025.
- Hybrid
Rated in 2022–2026.
All 33 model years, best and lowest version
| Model years | Best version | Combined | City / hwy | Lowest version | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | C300 hybrid | 29 | 25 / 35 | 22 | 3 |
| 2025 | C300 hybrid | 29 | 25 / 35 | 20 | 4 |
| 2024 | C300 hybrid | 30 | 26 / 36 | 23 | 3 |
| 2023 | C300 hybrid | 29 | 25 / 36 | 19 | 11 |
| 2022 | C300 hybrid | 29 | 25 / 35 | 22 | 8 |
| 2021 | C300 | 27 | 24 / 35 | 20 | 15 |
| 2020 | C300 | 28 | 24 / 35 | 20 | 15 |
| 2019 | C300 | 27 | 23 / 34 | 20 | 15 |
| 2018 | C350e plug-in hybrid | 30 | 28 / 33 | 19 | 16 |
| 2017 | C350e plug-in hybrid | 30 | 28 / 34 | 19 | 16 |
| 2016 | C350e plug-in hybrid | 30 | 28 / 34 | 20 | 6 |
| 2015 | C300 | 28 | 25 / 33 | 15 | 9 |
| 2013–2014 | C250 | 25 | 22 / 31 | 15 | 12 |
| 2012 | C250 | 25 | 21 / 31 | 15 | 11 |
| 2011 | C300 | 21 | 18 / 25 | 15 | 7 |
| 2010 | C300 | 21 | 18 / 26 | 15 | 7 |
| 2009 | C300 flex-fuel | 21 | 18 / 25 | 15 | 4 |
| 2008 | C300 | 21 | 18 / 26 | 15 | 5 |
| 2007 | C280 | 22 | 19 / 27 | 19 | 7 |
| 2006 | C230 | 22 | 19 / 27 | 17 | 8 |
| 2005 | C230 Kompressor | 24 | 21 / 29 | 16 | 14 |
| 2004 | C230 Kompressor | 23 | 20 / 28 | 16 | 20 |
| 2003 | C230 Kompressor | 24 | 21 / 29 | 17 | 19 |
| 2002 | C230 Kompressor | 21 | 19 / 26 | 17 | 7 |
| 2001 | C240 | 20 | 18 / 25 | 19 | 3 |
| 1999–2000 | C230 Kompressor | 22 | 19 / 26 | 18 | 3 |
| 1998 | C230 | 23 | 20 / 28 | 17 | 3 |
| 1997 | C230 | 23 | 20 / 28 | 19 | 3 |
| 1996 | C220 | 23 | 21 / 27 | 18 | 3 |
| 1995 | C220 | 22 | 20 / 26 | 18 | 3 |
| 1994 | C220 | 22 | 19 / 26 | 20 | 2 |
Version names in the EPA list: AMG C43 4matic, AMG C43 4matic Convertible, AMG C43 4matic Coupe, AMG C63, AMG C63 Convertible, AMG C63 Coupe, AMG C63 S, AMG C63 S Convertible, AMG C63 S Coupe, AMG C63 S E Performance, C220, C230, C230 Kompressor, C230 Kompressor Sports Coupe, C240, C240 (Wagon), C240 4matic, C240 4matic (Wagon), C240 FFV, C240 FFV (Wagon), C250, C250 Coupe, C280, C280 4matic, C300, C300 4matic, C300 4matic Convertible, C300 4matic Coupe, C300 Convertible, C300 Coupe, C32 AMG, C320, C320 (Wagon), C320 4matic, C320 4matic (Wagon), C320 4matic Sedan, C320 FFV, C320 FFV (Wagon), C320 Sports Coupe, C320 Sports Coupe FFV.
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