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Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class Vehicle Class & Size

The EPA classifies the 2027 Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class as a Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD / Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD / Small Station Wagons, a rating based on body style and interior volume.

Latest model year (2027):

The Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class is classified by the EPA as a Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD / Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD.

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Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class Vehicle Class — All Years

YearTrimVehicle ClassDriveFuel TypeMPG Comb.
2027Config 1 of 2Auto 9-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 4WDAll-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline26
2027Config 2 of 2Auto 9-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 2WDRear-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline27
2026Config 1 of 5Auto 9-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 LSmall Station WagonsAll-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline22
2026Config 2 of 5Auto 9-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 2WDRear-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline27
2026Config 3 of 5Auto 9-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 4WDAll-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline26
2026Config 4 of 5Auto 9-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 LSmall Station WagonsAll-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline22
2026Config 5 of 5Auto 9-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 4WDAll-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline26
2025Config 1 of 8Auto 9-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 LSmall Station WagonsAll-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline20
2025Config 2 of 8Auto 9-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 4WDAll-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline26
2025Config 3 of 8Auto 9-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 4WDAll-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline26
2025Config 4 of 8Auto 9-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 LSmall Station WagonsAll-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline21
2025Config 5 of 8Auto 9-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 LSmall Station WagonsAll-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline21
2025Config 6 of 8Auto 9-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 4WDAll-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline25
2025Config 7 of 8Auto 9-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 LSmall Station WagonsAll-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline20
2025Config 8 of 8Auto 9-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 2WDRear-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline27
2024Config 1 of 5Auto 9-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 4WDAll-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline26
2024Config 2 of 5Auto 9-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 4WDAll-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline21
2024Config 3 of 5Auto 9-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 4WDAll-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline21
2024Config 4 of 5Auto 9-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 2WDRear-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline29
2024Config 5 of 5Auto 9-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 4WDAll-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline27
2023Config 1 of 4Auto 9-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 2WDRear-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline28
2023Config 2 of 4Auto 9-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 4WDAll-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline26
2023Config 3 of 4Auto 9-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 4WDAll-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline22
2023Config 4 of 4Auto 9-spd, 6 cyl, 3.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 4WDAll-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline20
2022Config 1 of 5Auto 9-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 4WDAll-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline23
2022Config 2 of 5Auto 9-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 2WDRear-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline24
2022Config 3 of 5Auto 9-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 4WDAll-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline24
2022Config 4 of 5Auto 9-spd, 6 cyl, 3.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 4WDAll-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline21
2022Config 5 of 5Auto 9-spd, 6 cyl, 3.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 4WDAll-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline19
2021Config 1 of 7Auto 9-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD4-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline23
2021Config 2 of 7Auto 9-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 2WDRear-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline25
2021Config 3 of 7Auto 9-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD4-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline24
2021Config 4 of 7Auto 9-spd, 6 cyl, 3.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD4-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline20
2021Config 5 of 7Auto 9-spd, 6 cyl, 3.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD4-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline20
2021Config 6 of 7Auto 9-spd, 8 cyl, 4.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD4-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline17
2021Config 7 of 7Auto 9-spd, 8 cyl, 4.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD4-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline17
2020Config 1 of 7Auto 9-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 2WDRear-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline24
2020Config 2 of 7Auto 9-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD4-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline25
2020Config 3 of 7Auto 9-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD4-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline24
2020Config 4 of 7Auto 9-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD4-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline24
2020Config 5 of 7Auto 9-spd, 6 cyl, 3.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD4-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline21
2020Config 6 of 7Auto 9-spd, 6 cyl, 3.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD4-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline21
2020Config 7 of 7Auto 9-spd, 8 cyl, 4.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD4-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline18
2019Config 1 of 9Auto 7-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD4-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline25
2019Config 2 of 9Auto 9-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 2WDRear-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline24
2019Config 3 of 9Auto 9-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD4-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline24
2019Config 4 of 9Auto 9-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD4-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline23
2019Config 5 of 9Auto 9-spd, 6 cyl, 3.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD4-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline21
2019Config 6 of 9Auto 9-spd, 6 cyl, 3.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD4-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline21
2019Config 7 of 9Auto 9-spd, 8 cyl, 4.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD4-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline18
2019Config 8 of 9Auto 9-spd, 8 cyl, 4.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD4-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline18
2019Config 9 of 9Auto 9-spd, 8 cyl, 4.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD4-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline18
2018Config 1 of 9Auto 7-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD4-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline25
2018Config 2 of 9Auto 9-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 2WDRear-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline24
2018Config 3 of 9Auto 9-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD4-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline24
2018Config 4 of 9Auto 9-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD4-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline24
2018Config 5 of 9Auto 9-spd, 6 cyl, 3.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD4-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline20
2018Config 6 of 9Auto 9-spd, 6 cyl, 3.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD4-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline20
2018Config 7 of 9Auto 9-spd, 8 cyl, 4.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD4-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline18
2018Config 8 of 9Auto 9-spd, 8 cyl, 4.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD4-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline18
2018Config 9 of 9Auto 9-spd, 8 cyl, 4.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD4-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline18
2017Config 1 of 5Auto (S9), 4 cyl, 2.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD4-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline24
2017Config 2 of 5Auto 9-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD4-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline24
2017Config 3 of 5Auto 9-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 2WDRear-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline24
2017Config 4 of 5Auto 9-spd, 6 cyl, 3.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD4-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline20
2017Config 5 of 5Auto 9-spd, 6 cyl, 3.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD4-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline20
2016Config 1 of 2Auto 9-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 2WDFront-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline24
2016Config 2 of 2Auto 9-spd, 4 cyl, 2.0 LSmall Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD4-Wheel DrivePremium Gasoline24

Data sourced from fueleconomy.gov (U.S. Department of Energy). MPG figures are EPA-tested. Fuel costs are estimates based on average fuel prices and 15,000 miles/year.

Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class data analysis

How to read this Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class data

This page lists every 2016 through 2027 Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class record we hold for this measurement — 68 rows in total, one per configuration and model year rather than a single headline figure. Figures are published as the source agency records them: we do not round, average or interpolate missing years, and a year that is absent from the table is a year with no published measurement rather than a zero. Where a manufacturer offered several drivetrains or body styles in the same year, each appears on its own row, because those variants rarely share the same numbers.

Where these Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class figures come from

Every value on this page is loaded from federal open data — EPA fuel economy submissions, NHTSA vehicle and crash-test records, and manufacturer specification filings — rather than dealer listings or copied editorial content. The Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class record refreshes as the agencies publish, which typically means new model-year rows appear in the autumn and crash-test results follow through the model year as vehicles are tested. Because certification data is filed per configuration, treat any single headline number for this vehicle with caution: the figure that applies to a specific car depends on its engine, drivetrain, body style and model year, all of which are listed separately above. If a number here disagrees with a brochure, the brochure is usually quoting the best available configuration rather than the one being sold.

Frequently Asked Questions About GLC-Class Vehicle Class

What class of vehicle is the Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class?

The EPA classifies the Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class as a Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD / Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD / Small Station Wagons. This classification is based on interior volume and body style and affects how its fuel economy is compared with other vehicles.

Is the Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class considered a small or large vehicle?

Based on its EPA class (Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD, Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD, Small Station Wagons), the Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class is grouped with vehicles of similar size and interior volume. The class can change between model years when the body is redesigned.

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