How much does a used Mercedes-Benz C-Class cost in Singapore?

Most used Mercedes-Benz C-Class on the market are around 9 years old, asking roughly S$47k–S$57k (typically about S$53k). That's the age with the widest choice — and the most sellers competing, so it's where you'll have the most room to bargain.

How much does a used Mercedes-Benz C-Class depreciate per year?

A used Mercedes-Benz C-Class loses value at a fairly steady pace — around 12% a year — with no real plateau. An older one costs less but keeps falling at much the same rate, so there's no single 'bargain age': buy on price and condition, not on timing.

Is the Mercedes-Benz C-Class reliable?

In our read, the Mercedes-Benz C-Class scores 60 out of 100 on brand reliability. That still varies by generation and how the individual car was looked after, so always check the service history before you commit.

What should I expect to pay for a used Mercedes-Benz C-Class with a given mileage?

It depends on the exact variant, age and mileage — a higher-mileage car should ask less. Use the price modeller on this page to get a fair-price range for a specific age and mileage, so you know what to offer.

Where do these Mercedes-Benz C-Class figures come from?

They're worked out from current used-Mercedes-Benz C-Class listings in Singapore — asking prices, mileage and registration years — not past transaction prices. We refresh them regularly, and we flag thin data rather than guess.

Mercedes-Benz C-Class

Name: Mercedes-Benz C-Class
Brand: Mercedes-Benz

Three generations on sale. The W204 is the value pick; the W206 leads on resale.

Model strength

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Focus

Weighs every axis evenly. Changes the weighting, not the numbers.

▲ 2 axes vary by variant (price, running cost) — see variant pages.

Price by age

What does a car this age cost?

Generation timeline (aligned to chart)

W206

W205

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Age	Generation	Price range	Min. Down	Availability
2y	W206	S$228k – S$211k	S$90k	Low
3y	W206	S$211k – S$195k	S$81k	Medium
4y	W206	S$205k – S$170k	S$72k	Medium
5y	W205	S$174k – S$137k	S$65k	Medium
6y	W205	S$123k – S$107k	S$45k	Medium
7y	W205	S$108k – S$94k	S$40k	Medium
8y	W205	S$100k – S$79k	S$36k	High
9y	W205	S$58k – S$47k	S$22k	High
10y	W205	S$50k – S$35k	S$16k	Medium

Generation: Tap a generation (↓) to jump to its full breakdown below; the colour maps back to the timeline strip + legend above.
Price range: P75 → P25 of asking — the middle half of listings at that age sits inside this band. Outliers above and below excluded.
Down payment: MAS Notice 642 LTV cap applied to the age's median asking: 30% when OMV is up to S$20k, 40% above. Max loan tenure 7 years. Rows marked * mix both OMV buckets — we display the conservative 40% figure so the quote never under-states what a luxury-OMV listing at that age would actually require.
Availability: High when this age's listing share is ≥1.5× the model's uniform expectation, low when ≤0.6×, medium otherwise. Model-relative, so an evenly-spread model lands all-medium.

Positioning vs segment

Where does Mercedes Benz C Class sit?

10 scoreable luxury sedans · 24 more in segment lack enough listings to score

Mercedes-Benz C-Class

this model

Brand reliability

60(+3 vs median 57)

Resale strength

57(+4 vs median 53)

Asking price falls ~14.2% per year

SAFE BETSStrong on both axes — reputation + resale agree.

Brand reliability: Consumer-survey composite — JD Power · WhatCar · Consumer Reports. Same score for every variant of a given make.
Resale strength: 100 − 3× annualised tangible-decay (COE-stripped). Fitted from each variant's asking-price-by-age regression then averaged at model level.
Peer set: Every same-segment model with ≥5 active PARF listings whose variants fit a depreciation curve. Practicality isn't plotted — it's a body-shape constant within the segment, so it would be the same for every dot.
Quadrants: The crosshair marks the segment median on each axis. Top-right (Safe Bets) is strong on both; top-left (Hidden Gems) holds value above what the brand reputation suggests; bottom-right (Bargain Buys) is well-built but depreciates fast — buy cheap; bottom-left (High Risk) is soft on both.

Generation

W206 (2021-present) · Reg 2022–2025

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Mercedes-Benz C-Class — W206 (2021-present)

Photo: Alexander Migl / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Asking: S$183k–220k
Median: S$200k
Decay: 10.5%/yr

What's good

Build post-2023 with both fire-risk recalls (harness + fuse box) closed via VIN check — the early-production fire-risk recalls (wiring harness, fuse box) have been addressed on later builds; a dealer VIN check gives a paper trail. Later cars also benefit from software refreshes on MBUX.
48V mild-hybrid battery still under the separate 4-year warranty — Mercedes carries a longer warranty on the 48V battery than the rest of the car; if the original build date keeps the car inside that window, the most expensive electrification component is still covered.

What to watch

Wiring-harness and fuse-box faults — two known fire-risk recalls, plus flaky 48V electrics — usually the 48V battery ground / ISG. Caught early it's a wiring fix; left long it's a battery replacement at S$3-4k. Insist the symptom be diagnosed before purchase.
MBUX screen freezes or unresponsive touchpoints at the test drive — the W206 infotainment has a documented glitch pattern that's not always cured by a soft reset. Repeated firmware visits are the giveaway in the service history.

Trims in this generation

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Hybrid

7 trims

Generation

W205 (2014-2021) · Reg 2015–2021

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Mercedes-Benz C-Class — W205 (2014-2021)

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Asking: S$58k–127k
Median: S$94k
Decay: 19.6%/yr

What's good

Post-facelift (2018+) C200 with M264 EQ Boost (48V mild hybrid) — the M264 replaced the M274 in the facelift; no wrist-pin lineage, and the 9G-Tronic pairing is well-regarded across the rest of the Mercedes range.
M276 V6 trims (C400 / C450 / AMG C43) — sidesteps the M274 four-cyl wrist-pin story entirely; the M276 V6 lineage carries forward from the W204's most-durable trims.

What to watch

Pre-facelift 2015-2017 M274 (C200, C250, C300) with engine knock or chain rattle on cold start — classic M274 wrist-pin wear or timing-chain tensioner symptom; both are non-trivial labour. Walk unless heavily discounted with recent receipts.
AMG C43 / C63 with Airmatic + no recent strut or compressor history — same air-suspension age-degradation pattern as W204 carries here; per-corner replacement is a known recurring cost at 8-10 years.

Trims in this generation

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ICE

22 trims

Hybrid

8 trims

Generation

W204 (2007-2014) · Reg 2007–2014

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Mercedes-Benz C-Class — W204 (2007-2014)

Photo: MercurySable99 / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Asking: S$35k–71k
Median: S$56k
Decay: —

What's good

M276 V6 (post-2011 C300) or earlier M272 V6 — sidesteps the M271 four-cyl timing-chain issue entirely; V6 trims are the more durable picks within this gen.
M271 four-cyl with documented timing-chain + tensioner replacement — the fix exists and cars where it's already been done are immune to the recurrence. The receipt matters more than the visual.

What to watch

M271 (C180K, C200K, C200CGI) with rough idle or chain rattle at startup — classic timing-chain stretch symptom; the repair is non-trivial labour. Walk unless heavily discounted.
Airmatic / sports suspension with no recent strut or compressor history — W204 air-suspension components fail predictably at 8-10 years; per-corner replacement is a known recurring cost.

Trims in this generation

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16 trims

Generation

Generation unknown · Reg 2001–2006

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Asking: S$49k–69k
Median: S$69k
Decay: —

These cars don't carry a manufacture year, or we haven't mapped this model's generations yet. The buying advice below treats them as one mixed group — take it with a pinch of salt.

No widely-documented gen-defining issue at the level we curate for. Let condition + service book decide; the disclosure below has the deeper advice.

Trims in this generation

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3 trims

Common questions about the Mercedes-Benz C-Class

How much does a used Mercedes-Benz C-Class cost in Singapore?: Most used Mercedes-Benz C-Class on the market are around 9 years old, asking roughly S$47k–S$57k (typically about S$53k). That's the age with the widest choice — and the most sellers competing, so it's where you'll have the most room to bargain.
How much does a used Mercedes-Benz C-Class depreciate per year?: A used Mercedes-Benz C-Class loses value at a fairly steady pace — around 12% a year — with no real plateau. An older one costs less but keeps falling at much the same rate, so there's no single 'bargain age': buy on price and condition, not on timing.
Is the Mercedes-Benz C-Class reliable?: In our read, the Mercedes-Benz C-Class scores 60 out of 100 on brand reliability. That still varies by generation and how the individual car was looked after, so always check the service history before you commit.
What should I expect to pay for a used Mercedes-Benz C-Class with a given mileage?: It depends on the exact variant, age and mileage — a higher-mileage car should ask less. Use the price modeller on this page to get a fair-price range for a specific age and mileage, so you know what to offer.
Where do these Mercedes-Benz C-Class figures come from?: They're worked out from current used-Mercedes-Benz C-Class listings in Singapore — asking prices, mileage and registration years — not past transaction prices. We refresh them regularly, and we flag thin data rather than guess.