Real-world fuel economy

Mercedes-Benz B-Class MPG: what owners actually get

Owners report 46.4 mpg from a Mercedes-Benz B-Class, about 84% of the official figure. On its NEDC-tested engines that is 83%, about typical: the median NEDC-tested car in this 8,216-engine dataset returns 82%. The tables below give the figure for every engine and generation we hold. Add your own at the bottom and the averages get better for the next buyer.

46.4mpg
Real-world average, all engines
84%
of the official combined figure
25–68
Range reported by owners (mpg)
540
Owner submissions
Free advert check

Found a Mercedes-Benz B-Class for sale?

Paste the advert and we read it against the Mercedes-Benz B-Class’s known faults, its MOT history and the DVLA record, with the real-world 46.4 mpg from this page in the running-cost line, and tell you what the seller has not. Free, about a minute, no card.

Check a Mercedes-Benz B-Class advert (free) →
Works with any listing: paste the text from AutoTrader, Gumtree, eBay, Facebook Marketplace or a dealer’s own site.

Mercedes-Benz B-Class

2005–2012 · real average 42.3 mpg · owners report 25.0–56.0 mpg · 245 submissions

EngineOfficial (NEDC)Official (WLTP)Real MPG% of officialOwners report
B15042.8–36.385%30.0–42.7
B150 BlueEfficiency45.6–42.092%38.0–46.0
B160 Autotronic39.8–33.985%30.0–37.0
B17041.5–36.187%32.0–42.1
B170 BlueEfficiency44.1––––
B180 BlueEfficiency45.6–47.9–39.284%32.5–46.0
B180 CDI62.8–68.9–46.671%35.0–56.0
B20037.8–32.386%25.0–38.0
B200 CDI61.4–64.2–45.773%38.5–55.4
B200 Turbo33.6–31.594%27.0–34.0

Mercedes-Benz B-Class

2012–2018 · real average 49.7 mpg · owners report 31.0–68.0 mpg · 282 submissions

EngineOfficial (NEDC)Official (WLTP)Real MPG% of officialOwners report
B18042.2–68.9–44.580%37.0–55.0
B180 4Matic42.2––––
B180 Automatic45.6–51.4–38.980%31.0–47.0
B180 CDI Automatic64.2–68.9–51.878%40.0–62.9
B180 CDI Eco74.3–78.5–55.272%43.0–68.4
B180 d68.9–70.6–50.572%39.0–62.7
B180 d Automatic68.9–70.6–53.977%44.0–64.0
B20044.1–49.6–43.493%35.0–49.5
B200 Automatic44.1–51.4–48.9102%38.2–56.7
B200 BlueEfficiency46.3–37.581%32.5–48.7
B200 CDI64.2–54.284%42.6–60.2
B200 CDI Automatic62.8–67.3–52.681%44.0–64.0
B200 d65.7–67.3–57.086%46.5–64.2
B200 d Automatic52.3–70.6–53.487%43.0–62.0
B220 4Matic42.2––––
B220 CDI 4Matic Automatic56.5––––
B220 CDI Automatic65.7–46.971%40.3–52.0
B220 d Automatic52.3–67.3–47.279%40.0–55.0
B220 d Automatic 4Matic48.7–56.5––––

Mercedes-Benz B-Class

2018–on · real average 51.2 mpg · owners report 40.0–65.0 mpg · 13 submissions

EngineOfficial (NEDC)Official (WLTP)Real MPG% of officialOwners report
B 180–41.5–61.4–––
B 180 Automati–46.339.986%*39.8–40.0
B 180 Automatic–44.8–46.3–––
B 180 d Automatic–54.3–60.1–––
B 200–40.9–––
B 200 d Automatic–55.457.8104%*51.4–65.0
B 200 MHEV Automatic–43.5–47.1–––
B 220 Automatic–36.2–55.4–––
B 220 Automatic 4Matic–34.5–––
B 220 d Automatic–55.451.994%*–
B 250 Automatic–39.8–––
B 250 e–43.5–235.4–––

All figures in miles per gallon (UK). “Owners report” is the spread of individual submissions for that engine. * Measured against the WLTP figure rather than NEDC.

Add your Mercedes-Benz B-Class Real MPG

What does yours actually do? Read it off the trip computer over a full tank or work it out from litres and miles. No postcode, no sign-up. The more people add, the better the averages get, and this page stays free.

Mercedes-Benz B-Class fuel economy questions

What is the real-world MPG of a Mercedes-Benz B-Class?

Owners report an average of 46.4 mpg across all Mercedes-Benz B-Class engines with data, about 84% of the official combined figure. The engine tables on this page give the figure for each engine and generation.

Why is the Mercedes-Benz B-Class real MPG lower than the official figure?

Official figures come from a laboratory test cycle, not the road. Cold starts, short trips, hills, load, tyres and driving style all cost fuel the test does not see. A gap of 10 to 30 per cent is normal; a much bigger gap on one engine usually points at a fault, a heavy right foot, or a diesel that never gets warm.

Where did the Honest John Mercedes-Benz B-Class Real MPG page go?

The site closed in August 2026 and its Real MPG section went with it. This page is where the Mercedes-Benz B-Class figures now live: rebuilt from the archived dataset, with the official figures kept alongside, and reopened for new submissions.

Looking at a Mercedes-Benz B-Class right now? Check the advert before you go and see it.

Where the Mercedes-Benz B-Class figures come from

If you used the Honest John Real MPG section before the site closed in 2026, this is where the Mercedes-Benz B-Class figures now live. The owner-reported averages above were rebuilt from the archived dataset (archived page, 2026-07) alongside the official NEDC and WLTP figures and new submissions from CarAdCheck readers, and the section is open so they keep improving. Real-world figures also feed the running-cost estimate in our free advert check.

CarAdCheck is not affiliated with Honest John or Volkswagen Financial Services. How we rebuilt Real MPG.

Other Mercedes-Benz models

Before you go and see it

Fuel economy is one line on the Mercedes-Benz B-Class running-cost sheet. These guides cover the checks that stop you buying the wrong one.

All buyer's guides →