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

Most used Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class on the market are around 8 years old, asking roughly S$148k–S$165k (typically about S$156k). 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.

Is the Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class reliable?

In our read, the Mercedes-Benz CLS-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.

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

They're worked out from current used-Mercedes-Benz CLS-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 CLS-Class

Name: Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class
Brand: Mercedes-Benz

Three generations on sale. The W219 is the value pick; the C257 is the fresh-buy target.

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)

C257

W218

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Age	Generation	Price range	Min. Down	Availability
8y	W218	S$165k – S$148k	S$62k	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 Cls Class sit?

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

Tap any dot on the chart to see its scores.

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

C257 (2018-2023) · Reg 2019–2022

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Asking: S$199k–293k
Median: S$230k
Decay: —

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

Pick a trim to see its score, deal target, and pre-purchase checklist.

Hybrid

4 trims

Generation

W218 (2010-2018) · Reg 2011–2018

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Verdict

Mercedes' four-door coupe — M276 V6 (3.5L) is the boring durable choice; the timing-chain tensioner pre-2013 issue was addressed by recall. M278 V8 biturbo (4.7L) has the documented alusil cylinder lining wear pattern (cylinder wall scratches + oil consumption past 100-200k km) — Mercedes addressed by changing to M276-style coating in 2017. 7G-Tronic transmission needs fluid every 50-60k km (otherwise valve body / mechatronic wear). Airmatic / Active Body Control air suspension is universal failure pattern at 80k+ miles. Facelift (2014+) added 9G-Tronic + better COMAND infotainment.

Asking: S$109k–170k
Median: S$148k
Decay: —

What's good

Post-2014 facelift CLS W218 with M276 V6 + 9G-Tronic — facelift cleaned up infotainment + transmission durability; M276 V6 is the boring durable engine choice on the chassis. Avoid the M278 alusil pre-2017 era.
M278 V8 built post-2017 (M276-style cylinder coating) — Mercedes changed the cylinder lining in 2017 from problematic alusil to the M276-style coating that doesn't show the cylinder-wall scratch pattern. Post-2017 V8s are materially cleaner.

What to watch

Pre-2017 M278 V8 with no cylinder-wall borescope history — the documented alusil failure pattern. Cylinder-wall scratches + oil consumption past 100k km on poorly-treated cars. Borescope inspection is the audit; walk unless heavily discounted with paperwork.
Air suspension sagging, compressor whine, or an uneven ride height — universal Mercedes air-suspension failure pattern. Strut ~S$2-3.5k per corner + compressor S$2-3k locally. Universal at 80k+ miles; budget if not addressed.

Trims in this generation

Pick a trim to see its score, deal target, and pre-purchase checklist.

ICE

6 trims

Hybrid

4 trims

Generation

W219 (2004-2010) · Reg 2006–2008

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Asking: S$16k–27k
Median: S$22k
Decay: —

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

Pick a trim to see its score, deal target, and pre-purchase checklist.

ICE

2 trims

Common questions about the Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class

How much does a used Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class cost in Singapore?: Most used Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class on the market are around 8 years old, asking roughly S$148k–S$165k (typically about S$156k). 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.
Is the Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class reliable?: In our read, the Mercedes-Benz CLS-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.
Where do these Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class figures come from?: They're worked out from current used-Mercedes-Benz CLS-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.