Mercedes-Benz C-Class

base stats

• power 510 hptop version
• efficiency 49 g CO₂/kmcleanest version
• popularity 78,299 in NL#28 most common
• price € 64.721new, 2026
• weight 1,609 kgaverage, ready to drive

Bars compare against all cars: 600 hp, 0 g CO₂, 400k registrations, €150k.

what the fuel types mean

• ⛽petrol Cheapest to buy, simple, but fuel is expensive in NL.
• 🛢️diesel Frugal on long trips, but NL road tax is much higher and city bans are growing.
• 🔌plug-in Bigger battery you charge from a plug; short trips can be fully electric.
• 🍃hybrid Petrol engine + small battery that charges itself. Great for city driving.

spec sheet

built

1993–now

body

sedan, estate / wagon, coupé

engine

1.5 L–6.3 L

cylinders

4–8

turbo

some versions

power

74–510 hp

drive

4x4, all-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive

gearbox

automatic, manual

seats

5

doors

4

weight

1,609 kg

fuel use

3.6–13.6 L/100 km

CO₂

49–324 g/km

US rating

15–30 mpg

EV range

up to 660 km

US size class

Compact Cars, Small Station Wagons, Subcompact Cars

avg new price NL

€ 57.111

Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.

🇳🇱 on Dutch roads

78,299 are registered in the Netherlands today, #28 of all models. Most common build year: 2015 (7,475 cars).

Cars still registered, by year of first registration (RDW).

secondhand shopping hint

Cars 8–20 years old are where budget buys usually live. The register has 50,123 C-Classs from 2006–2018, so there should be plenty to choose from on Marktplaats or AutoScout24. Their price when new:

• 2013€ 48.411
• 2014€ 51.677
• 2015€ 63.319
• 2016€ 63.889
• 2017€ 63.699
• 2018€ 58.664

🇺🇸 US versions (279)

Every version the EPA tested, model years 1994–2027. mpg is combined; L/100 km converted.