Mercedes real fuel consumption
According to aggregated user reports, the average real fuel consumption of Mercedes cars is approximately 20% higher for gasoline engines and is approximately 21% higher for diesel engines compared to the advertised consumption. Average fuel consumption difference for Mercedes vehicles manufactured in the last ten years is about approximately +36%, while older Mercedes cars consume approximately 11% more compared to the manufacturer's claimed consumption.
Year-to-year deviations of actual owner-reported average fuel consumption from advertised values
| Year | Gasoline cars | Diesel cars | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All carmakers | Mercedes | All carmakers | Mercedes | |
| 2000 | +4% | minor | +5% | +7% |
| Show all years | ||||
| 2001 | +5% | minor | +6% | +6% |
| 2002 | +6% | +2% | +7% | +6% |
| 2003 | +6% | +3% | +8% | +8% |
| 2004 | +7% | +5% | +9% | +9% |
| 2005 | +8% | +8% | +10% | +13% |
| 2006 | +9% | +11% | +11% | +13% |
| 2007 | +11% | +12% | +12% | +13% |
| 2008 | +12% | +14% | +13% | +14% |
| 2009 | +14% | +15% | +14% | +15% |
| 2010 | +16% | +17% | +16% | +17% |
| 2011 | +19% | +21% | +19% | +21% |
| 2012 | +21% | +28% | +23% | +27% |
| 2013 | +23% | +31% | +27% | +31% |
| 2014 | +26% | +35% | +30% | +37% |
| 2015 | +27% | +36% | +33% | +38% |
| 2016 | +28% | +36% | +36% | +40% |
| 2017 | +28% | +35% | +38% | +41% |
| 2018 | +28% | +35% | +39% | +40% |
| 2019 | +27% | +36% | +37% | +36% |
| 2020 | +27% | +37% | +36% | +36% |
| 2021 | +26% | +37% | +37% | +36% |
Among the recent Mercedes gasoline models, the Mercedes R class, Mercedes SLK and Mercedes G class come closest to meeting the manufacturer's fuel economy ratings. Regarding recent Mercedes diesel models, the Mercedes GL, Mercedes E class and Mercedes S class correspond most accurately to advertised fuel economy figures.
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