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Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class

🇩🇪 Germany ·2004–2024· sedan / estate / wagon

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4 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. Mercedes-Benz CLS 350d IMG 0901: Alexander Migl· CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. 2. Mercedes-Benz C257 at IAA 2019 IMG 0391: Alexander Migl· CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. 3. Mercedes-Benz C219: M 93· Attribution
  4. 4. Mercedes-Benz CLS 350 BlueEFFICIENCY Edition 1 (C 218) – Frontansicht (2), 16. April 2011, Düsseldorf: M 93· CC BY-SA 3.0 de
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Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class, photo 1 of 4
1/4 Alexander Migl· CC BY-SA 4.0

base stats

  • power 577 hptop version
  • efficiency 122 g CO₂/kmcleanest version
  • popularity 2,764 in NL#395 most common
  • price € 155.919new, 2024
  • weight 1,831 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.
  • hybrid Petrol engine + small battery that charges itself. Great for city driving.
  • LPG Runs on autogas (cheap fuel) via a conversion; extra road tax in NL.

spec sheet

built
2004–2024
body
sedan, estate / wagon
engine
2.0 L–6.3 L
cylinders
6–8
turbo
some versions
power
161–577 hp
drive
4x4, all-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive
gearbox
automatic
seats
4
doors
4
weight
1,831 kg
fuel use
4.7–14.5 L/100 km
CO₂
122–369 g/km
US rating
14–26 mpg
EV range
—
US size class
Compact Cars
avg new price NL
€ 111.497

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

🇳🇱 on Dutch roads

2,764 are registered in the Netherlands today, #395 of all models. Most common build year: 2005 (516 cars).

20042024

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 1,853 CLS-Classs from 2006–2018, so there should be plenty to choose from on Marktplaats or AutoScout24. Their price when new:

  • 2013€ 109.272
  • 2014€ 105.554
  • 2015€ 110.253
  • 2016€ 111.198
  • 2017€ 100.647
  • 2018€ 122.000
names it's registered under (30)
  • CLS 350 854
  • CLS 500 332
  • CLS 450 4MATIC 193
  • CLS 350 Cdi 175
  • CLS 350 Cgi 153
  • CLS 320 Cdi 126
  • CLS 63 AMG 117
  • CLS 55 AMG 85
  • CLS 400 70
  • AMG CLS 53 4MATIC 66
  • CLS 500 4MATIC 61
  • CLS 400 D 4MATIC 58
  • CLS 250 Cdi 54
  • CLS 350 D 4MATIC 51
  • CLS 220 D 50
  • CLS 350 Cdi 4MATIC 50
  • CLS 400 4MATIC 44
  • CLS 63 AMG 4MATIC 43
  • CLS 350 Bluetec 25
  • CLS 280 22
  • CLS 350 D 19
  • CLS 300 D 19
  • CLS 250 D 14
  • CLS 550 14
  • CLS 350 Bluetec 4MATIC 12
  • CLS 220 Bluetec 10
  • CLS 250 Bluetec 8
  • CLS350 8
  • CLS 63 4MATIC 8
  • CLS 300 7

🇺🇸 US versions (51)

Every version the EPA tested, model years 2006–2023. mpg is combined; L/100 km converted.

yearversionenginegearboxdrivefuelmpgL/100
2023CLS450 4matic3.0 L 6 cyl turboAutomatic 9-spdAWDPremium259.4
2022CLS450 4matic3.0 L 6 cyl turboAutomatic 9-spd4WDPremium259.4
2021AMG CLS53 4matic Plus3.0 L 6 cylAutomatic 9-spd4WDPremium2310.2
2021CLS4503.0 L 6 cyl turboAutomatic 9-spdRWDPremium269.0
2021CLS450 4matic3.0 L 6 cyl turboAutomatic 9-spd4WDPremium259.4
2020AMG CLS53 4matic Plus3.0 L 6 cylAutomatic 9-spd4WDPremium2310.2
2020CLS4503.0 L 6 cyl turboAutomatic 9-spdRWDPremium269.0
2020CLS450 4matic3.0 L 6 cyl turboAutomatic 9-spd4WDPremium269.0
2019AMG CLS53 4matic Plus3.0 L 6 cylAutomatic 9-spd4WDPremium2310.2
2019CLS4503.0 L 6 cyl turboAutomatic 9-spdRWDPremium269.0
2019CLS450 4matic3.0 L 6 cyl turboAutomatic 9-spd4WDPremium269.0
2018AMG CLS63 S 4matic5.5 L 8 cyl turboAutomatic 7-spd4WDPremium1813.1
2018CLS5504.7 L 8 cyl turboAutomatic 9-spdRWDPremium2111.2
2018CLS550 4matic4.7 L 8 cyl turboAutomatic 9-spd4WDPremium2011.8
2017AMG CLS63 S 4matic5.5 L 8 cyl turboAutomatic 7-spd4WDPremium1813.1
2017CLS5504.7 L 8 cyl turboAutomatic 9-spdRWDPremium2111.2
2017CLS550 4matic4.7 L 8 cyl turboAutomatic 9-spd4WDPremium2011.8
2016AMG CLS63 S 4matic5.5 L 8 cyl turboAutomatic 7-spd4WDPremium1813.1
2016CLS4003.0 L 6 cyl turboAutomatic 7-spdRWDPremium249.8
2016CLS400 4matic3.0 L 6 cyl turboAutomatic 7-spd4WDPremium2210.7
2016CLS5504.7 L 8 cyl turboAutomatic 9-spdRWDPremium2011.8
2016CLS550 4matic4.7 L 8 cyl turboAutomatic 9-spd4WDPremium2011.8
2015CLS4003.0 L 6 cyl turboAutomatic 7-spdRWDPremium249.8
2015CLS400 4matic3.0 L 6 cyl turboAutomatic 7-spd4WDPremium2210.7
2015CLS5504.7 L 8 cyl turboAutomatic 9-spdRWDPremium2011.8

Sources: RDW open data, fueleconomy.gov.Updated 2026-10-24.

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