Real-world fuel economy

Mercedes-Benz e class Real MPG: what owners actually get

The official figure is what a Mercedes-Benz e class managed in a laboratory. These are the figures owners report from the road, engine by engine, for every generation we hold. Add your own at the bottom and the averages get better for the next buyer.

41.6mpg

Real-world average, all engines

83%

of the official combined figure

15–86

Range reported by owners (mpg)

2,811

Owner submissions

Mercedes-Benz e class w211 (2002 - on)

2002–on · real average 36.5 mpg · owners report 15.0–50.0 mpg · 346 submissions

Engine	Official (NEDC)	Official (WLTP)	Real MPG	% of official	Owners report
E200 Kompressor	31.7	–	31.2	99%	–
E220 CDI	39.8	–	41.1	103%	–
E280	33.4	–	28.2	85%	–
E280 CDI	39.2	–	33.9	87%	–
E320 CDI	38.6	–	36.0	93%	–
E350 CGI	31.5	–	32.2	102%	–
E500	25.4	–	19.8	78%	–
E63 AMG	19.2	–	16.8	87%	–

Mercedes-Benz E-Class

2009–2016 · real average 41.3 mpg · owners report 19.0–58.0 mpg · 988 submissions

Engine	Official (NEDC)	Official (WLTP)	Real MPG	% of official	Owners report
E200 7G-Tronic	46.3–47.9	–	42.1	89%	–
E200 CDI BlueEfficiency	55.4	–	46.5	84%	–
E200 CDI BlueEfficiency Automatic	55.4	–	45.6	82%	–
E200 CGI BlueEfficiency	39.8	–	–	–	–
E200 CGI BlueEfficiency Automatic	43.5	–	31.4	72%	–
E200 Kompressor	34.4	–	31.9	93%	–
E220 BlueTec 7G-Tronic	64.2	–	44.7	70%	–
E220 CDI	46.3–61.4	–	42.0	78%	–
E220 CDI 7G-Tronic	61.4	–	43.7	71%	–
E220 CDI Automatic	61.4–64.2	–	44.1	70%	–
E220 CDI BlueEfficiency	56.5	–	44.5	79%	–
E220 CDI BlueEfficiency Automatic	57.7	–	43.0	74%	–
E250 7G-Tronic	46.3–47.9	–	45.3	96%	–
E250 CDI 7G-Tronic	55.4–57.7	–	43.9	78%	–
E250 CDI BlueEfficiency	56.5	–	42.9	76%	–
E250 CDI BlueEfficiency Automatic	57.7	–	41.2	71%	–
E250 CGI BlueEfficiency	42.8	–	29.6	69%	–
E300 BlueTec Hybrid	68.9	–	46.7	68%	–
E300 BlueTec Hybrid 7G-Tronic	67.3–68.9	–	47.7	70%	–
E300 Hybrid	65.7	–	49.8	76%	–
E350 BlueEfficiency	40.9	–	34.6	85%	–
E350 BlueTec	40.4–47.9	–	36.8	83%	–
E350 BlueTec 9-speed Auto	53.3	–	40.1	75%	–
E350 CDI Automatic	54.3	–	38.0	70%	–
E350 CDI BlueEfficiency	47.1	–	36.1	77%	–
E350 CGI	32.6	–	26.1	80%	–
E500	26.2	–	24.5	94%	–
E63 AMG	28.8	–	21.4	74%	–
E63 AMG S	28.3	–	21.9	77%	–

Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe

2009–2017 · real average 40.8 mpg · owners report 24.0–58.0 mpg · 269 submissions

Engine	Official (NEDC)	Official (WLTP)	Real MPG	% of official	Owners report
E200 Automatic	45.6–47.1	–	31.2	67%	25.0–37.8
E200 CGI	39.8	–	–	–	–
E200 CGI Automatic	42.2	–	–	–	–
E200 d Automatic	58.9	–	47.5	81%	–
E220 CDI	57.6–60.1	–	46.5	79%	–
E220 CDI Automatic	55.4–60.1	–	43.7	76%	34.0–55.0
E220 d Automatic	58.9	–	43.2	73%	–
E250 CDI	55.4	–	43.5	78%	35.0–50.0
E250 CDI Automatic	55.4–57.7	–	47.3	84%	37.2–58.0
E250 CGI	42.2	–	31.7	75%	28.0–37.0
E350 CDI	47.1	–	37.9	80%	31.3–45.7
E350 CDI Automatic	50.4	–	39.6	79%	34.0–48.0
E350 d Automatic	52.3	–	40.1	77%	32.0–44.5
E400	37.2–38.7	–	29.6	78%	23.5–36.0
E500	31.7	–	28.9	91%	26.5–31.3

Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabriolet

2010–2017 · real average 40.3 mpg · owners report 23.0–54.0 mpg · 209 submissions

Engine	Official (NEDC)	Official (WLTP)	Real MPG	% of official	Owners report
E200 Automatic	42.2–44.8	–	42.6	98%	–
E200 CGI	39.2	–	35.7	91%	–
E200 CGI Automatic	42.2	–	33.1	78%	–
E220 CDI	54.3–57.7	–	43.6	78%	–
E220 CDI Automatic	53.3–58.9	–	43.2	77%	37.0–50.1
E220 d Automatic	56.5	–	44.4	79%	43.8–45.0
E250 CDI	55.4–57.7	–	44.2	78%	37.0–54.0
E250 CDI Automatic	53.3–57.7	–	44.7	81%	35.5–54.0
E250 CGI	42.2	–	28.7	68%	24.0–34.0
E350 CDI	47.1	–	38.0	81%	30.4–45.0
E350 CDI Automatic	48.7	–	36.8	76%	29.0–46.0
E350 CGI	39.2	–	27.5	70%	23.2–35.0
E350 d Automatic	50.4	–	36.9	73%	–
E400 Automatic	35.8–37.7	–	33.2	90%	–
E500	31.0	–	25.8	83%	24.5–26.8

Mercedes-Benz E-Class Estate

2010–2016 · real average 40.8 mpg · owners report 17.0–60.0 mpg · 411 submissions

Engine	Official (NEDC)	Official (WLTP)	Real MPG	% of official	Owners report
E200 CGI	37.7	–	43.0	114%	42.0–44.0
E200 CGI Automatic	41.5	–	31.7	76%	30.0–33.0
E220 CDI	54.3–55.4	–	44.8	82%	35.0–52.5
E220 CDI Automatic	52.3–60.1	–	42.4	75%	33.0–53.4
E250 Automatic	44.8–45.6	–	36.9	82%	28.6–44.0
E250 CDI	54.3	–	52.1	96%	42.0–60.0
E250 CGI	41.5	–	32.5	78%	30.0–37.0
E300 BlueTec Hybrid	62.8–64.2	–	47.8	75%	41.5–56.0
E300 Hybrid	62.8	–	48.6	77%	42.5–60.0
E350 CDI	38.7–44.8	–	35.3	85%	26.4–42.0
E350 CDI Automatic	46.3–51.4	–	35.9	73%	28.5–42.2
E350 CGI	39.2	–	23.0	59%	22.0–24.0
E500	25.4	–	27.0	106%	26.4–27.5
E63 AMG	27.7–28.3	–	19.5	70%	17.0–21.4
E63 AMG S	27.7	–	–	–	–

Mercedes-Benz E-Class

2016–2023 · real average 49.2 mpg · owners report 21.0–86.0 mpg · 325 submissions

Engine	Official (NEDC)	Official (WLTP)	Real MPG	% of official	Owners report
AMG E 43	33.6	–	23.8	71%	22.0–27.0
AMG E 44	33.6	–	–	–	–
AMG E 45	33.6	–	–	–	–
AMG E 53	32.5	–	24.0	74%	21.4–29.0
AMG E 53 EQ Boost	–	30.4	–	–	–
AMG E 63	26.2–31.0	–	–	–	–
E 200 Automatic	39.2–42.2	32.1	28.6	89%*	–
E 200 d Automatic	65.7–72.4	–	52.9	77%	40.0–60.1
E 200 EQ Boost	–	38.7–39.2	–	–	–
E 220 d 4Matic Automatic	55.4	42.8	46.0	107%*	37.1–55.4
E 220 d Automatic	58.9–65.7	43.5–53.3	52.1	108%*	–
E 220 d MHEV	–	57.7	–	–	–
E 300 d Automatic	–	41.5–51.4	–	–	–
E 300 d EQ Boost	–	48.7	–	–	–
E 300 de	58.9–61.4	188.3–217.3	74.0	37%*	–
E 300 e	–	141.3–188.3	–	–	–
E 350 d 4Matic Automatic	44.8	–	–	–	–
E 350 d Automatic	48.7–54.3	40.9	38.8	95%*	31.0–46.3
E 350 e	134.5	–	57.2	43%	49.5–69.0
E 400 d 4Matic Automatic	47.1	37.7	41.4	110%*	–
E 400 d Automatic	–	42.2	39.0	92%*	–
E 450 4Matic Automatic	–	28.8	–	–	–
E 450 EQ Boost	–	31.4	–	–	–
E 63 S	–	30.4	–	–	–

Mercedes-Benz E-Class Estate

2016–2023 · real average 47.1 mpg · owners report 18.0–62.0 mpg · 164 submissions

Engine	Official (NEDC)	Official (WLTP)	Real MPG	% of official	Owners report
AMG E 43	32.8	–	31.1	95%	27.1–35.0
AMG E 44	32.8	–	–	–	–
AMG E 45	32.8	–	–	–	–
AMG E 53	31.7	31.0	30.3	98%*	28.6–32.0
AMG E 53 EQ Boost	–	29.7	–	–	–
E 200 Automatic	37.7–39.8	31.0	–	–	–
E 200 d Automatic	61.4–67.3	–	44.3	69%	40.6–47.5
E 200 EQ Boost	–	37.2–37.7	–	–	–
E 220 d 4Matic Automatic	52.3–53.3	40.9	46.9	115%*	40.0–54.0
E 220 d Automatic	55.4–57.7	42.2–50.4	51.7	112%*	39.0–62.4
E 220 d MHEV	–	55.4	–	–	–
E 300 d EQ Boost	–	47.1	–	–	–
E 300 de	–	176.6–201.8	–	–	–
E 350 d Automatic	46.3–51.4	40.4	36.2	89%*	32.0–41.2
E 400 d 4Matic Automatic	44.1–46.3	37.2	42.2	114%*	32.0–49.5
E 400 d Automatic	–	40.9	–	–	–
E 43 AMG 4Matic	32.8	–	18.5	56%	18.0–19.0
E 63 AMG 4Matic	26.2–30.1	–	–	–	–
E 63 AMG S 4Matic	26.2–30.1	–	21.9	78%	18.8–25.0
E 63 S	–	22.8	–	–	–

Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabriolet

2017–2023 · real average 33.5 mpg · owners report 25.0–53.0 mpg · 43 submissions

Engine	Official (NEDC)	Official (WLTP)	Real MPG	% of official	Owners report
AMG E 53	32.1	29.7	–	–	–
AMG E 53 EQ Boost	–	29.7	28.5	96%*	26.0–31.0
E 220 d Automatic	53.3	43.5	47.6	110%*	–
E 220 d Automatic 4Matic	52.3	–	–	–	–
E 300 d Automatic	–	40.9–46.3	–	–	–
E 300 d EQ Boost	–	42.8	–	–	–
E 300 EQ Boost	–	31.0	–	–	–
E 350 Automatic	39.8	32.5	26.7	82%*	25.4–28.2
E 350 d Automatic 4Matic	41.5	–	–	–	–
E 400 Automatic 4Matic	32.8	–	–	–	–
E 400 d 4Matic Automatic	45.6	37.7	–	–	–
E 400 d Automatic	–	38.2	–	–	–
E 450 4Matic Automatic	31.7	28.5	–	–	–
E 450 Automatic	31.7	28.5–31.4	–	–	–
E 450 EQ Boost	–	29.1	–	–	–

Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe

2017–2023 · real average 39.0 mpg · owners report 20.0–53.0 mpg · 56 submissions

Engine	Official (NEDC)	Official (WLTP)	Real MPG	% of official	Owners report
AMG E 53	32.5	30.1	26.6	88%*	20.0–30.3
AMG E 53 EQ Boost	–	30.4	–	–	–
E 220 d Automatic	56.5–61.4	48.7	46.6	96%*	40.0–53.0
E 220 d Automatuc	–	48.7	–	–	–
E 300	40.4	–	–	–	–
E 300 Automatic	35.8	–	–	–	–
E 300 d Automatic	–	41.5–47.9	–	–	–
E 300 d EQ Boost	–	42.8	–	–	–
E 300 EQ Boost	–	35.3	–	–	–
E 350 Automatic	40.9	32.1	36.2	113%*	32.0–43.0
E 350 d Automatic 4Matic	42.8	–	29.5	69%	–
E 400	33.6	–	–	–	–
E 400 Automatic 4Matic	33.6	–	26.9	80%	23.0–30.0
E 400 d 4Matic Automatic	47.1	38.2	41.6	109%*	–
E 400 d Automatic	–	39.2	–	–	–
E 450 4Matic Automatic	32.1	29.1	22.2	76%*	–
E 450 EQ Boost	–	35.3	–	–	–

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.

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Mercedes-Benz e class fuel economy questions

What is the real-world MPG of a Mercedes-Benz e class?

Owners report an average of 41.6 mpg across all Mercedes-Benz e class engines with data, about 83% of the official combined figure. The engine tables on this page give the figure for each engine and generation.

Why is the Mercedes-Benz e 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 e class Real MPG page go?

Honest John closed in August 2026 and its Real MPG section went with it. This page is where the Mercedes-Benz e class figures now live: rebuilt from the archived Honest John dataset, with the official figures kept alongside, and reopened for new submissions. CarAdCheck is not affiliated with Honest John or Volkswagen Financial Services.

Where the Mercedes-Benz e 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 e class figures now live. The owner-reported averages above were rebuilt from the archived Honest John dataset (archived page, 2026-08) 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.

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