Mercedes-Benz CL600 MPG by year — every rating on record

The Mercedes-Benz CL600 has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 16 model years, from 1998 to 2014. Across those years its best rated version returned 16 mpg (2001) and its thirstiest returned 13 mpg (2008). The EPA record holds 16 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Compact Cars.

Year-by-year EPA ratings

Where it has stood in its class

Ranked against every other nameplate the EPA filed under the same class that year. The Mercedes-Benz CL600 placed highest in 2007 at #45 of 47, and lowest in 2014 at #93 of 96. It spent 0 of its 16 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 16 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 2 of 4 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What CL600 fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2014 Mercedes-Benz CL600 burns 821 to 821 gallons depending on configuration. Below is what that costs at three pump prices, and how much more the thirstiest configuration costs than the most efficient one.

EPA’s own estimate for the 2014 model year is $5,550 to $5,550 a year in fuel, or $16,500 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Compact Cars

Across the 498 nameplates EPA classifies as Compact Cars, the median best combined rating is 26 mpg. At 14 mpg the Mercedes-Benz CL600 is 12 mpg below the median, which is worth about $1,327 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Compact Cars rankings — every nameplate in the class, best to worst.

Other Mercedes-Benz nameplates

Every Mercedes-Benz model compared → — all nameplates ranked by best combined rating, with what each one costs a year.