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Mercedes-Benz S-Class Transmission

The 2027 Mercedes-Benz S-Class uses Automatic 9-spd, Automatic 7-spd transmissions, depending on engine and trim.

Latest model year (2027):

The Mercedes-Benz S-Class comes with Automatic 9-spd.

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Mercedes-Benz S-Class Transmission — All Years

YearTrimEngineTransmissionDriveMPG Comb.
2027Config 1 of 4Auto 9-spd, 12 cyl, 6.0 L12 6.0LAutomatic 9-spdAll-Wheel Drive14
2027Config 2 of 4Auto 9-spd, 6 cyl, 3.0 L6 3.0LAutomatic 9-spdAll-Wheel Drive23
2027Config 3 of 4Auto 9-spd, 8 cyl, 4.0 L8 4.0LAutomatic 9-spdAll-Wheel Drive19
2027Config 4 of 4Auto 9-spd, 8 cyl, 4.0 L8 4.0LAutomatic 9-spdAll-Wheel Drive18
2026Config 1 of 4Auto 9-spd, 12 cyl, 6.0 L12 6.0LAutomatic 9-spdAll-Wheel Drive15
2026Config 2 of 4Auto 9-spd, 6 cyl, 3.0 L6 3.0LAutomatic 9-spdAll-Wheel Drive23
2026Config 3 of 4Auto 9-spd, 8 cyl, 4.0 L8 4.0LAutomatic 9-spdAll-Wheel Drive20
2026Config 4 of 4Auto 9-spd, 8 cyl, 4.0 L8 4.0LAutomatic 9-spdAll-Wheel Drive20
2025Config 1 of 6Auto 9-spd, 12 cyl, 6.0 L12 6.0LAutomatic 9-spdAll-Wheel Drive15
2025Config 2 of 6Auto 9-spd, 6 cyl, 3.0 L6 3.0LAutomatic 9-spdAll-Wheel Drive24
2025Config 3 of 6Auto 9-spd, 6 cyl, 3.0 L6 3.0LAutomatic 9-spdAll-Wheel Drive23
2025Config 4 of 6Auto 9-spd, 8 cyl, 4.0 L8 4.0LAutomatic 9-spdAll-Wheel Drive20
2025Config 5 of 6Auto 9-spd, 8 cyl, 4.0 L8 4.0LAutomatic 9-spdAll-Wheel Drive20
2025Config 6 of 6Auto 9-spd, 8 cyl, 4.0 L8 4.0LAutomatic 9-spdAll-Wheel Drive18
2024Config 1 of 4Auto 9-spd, 12 cyl, 6.0 L12 6.0LAutomatic 9-spdAll-Wheel Drive15
2024Config 2 of 4Auto 9-spd, 6 cyl, 3.0 L6 3.0LAutomatic 9-spdAll-Wheel Drive24
2024Config 3 of 4Auto 9-spd, 8 cyl, 4.0 L8 4.0LAutomatic 9-spdAll-Wheel Drive21
2024Config 4 of 4Auto 9-spd, 8 cyl, 4.0 L8 4.0LAutomatic 9-spdAll-Wheel Drive21
2023Config 1 of 5Auto 9-spd, 12 cyl, 6.0 L12 6.0LAutomatic 9-spdAll-Wheel Drive14
2023Config 2 of 5Auto 9-spd, 6 cyl, 3.0 L6 3.0LAutomatic 9-spdAll-Wheel Drive23
2023Config 3 of 5Auto 9-spd, 6 cyl, 3.0 L6 3.0LAutomatic 9-spdAll-Wheel Drive23
2023Config 4 of 5Auto 9-spd, 8 cyl, 4.0 L8 4.0LAutomatic 9-spdAll-Wheel Drive19
2023Config 5 of 5Auto 9-spd, 8 cyl, 4.0 L8 4.0LAutomatic 9-spdAll-Wheel Drive18
2022Config 1 of 4Auto 9-spd, 12 cyl, 6.0 L12 6.0LAutomatic 9-spdAll-Wheel Drive15
2022Config 2 of 4Auto 9-spd, 6 cyl, 3.0 L6 3.0LAutomatic 9-spdAll-Wheel Drive24
2022Config 3 of 4Auto 9-spd, 8 cyl, 4.0 L8 4.0LAutomatic 9-spdAll-Wheel Drive18
2022Config 4 of 4Auto 9-spd, 8 cyl, 4.0 L8 4.0LAutomatic 9-spdAll-Wheel Drive19
2021Config 1 of 7Auto 9-spd, 6 cyl, 3.0 L6 3.0LAutomatic 9-spd4-Wheel Drive24
2021Config 2 of 7Auto 9-spd, 8 cyl, 4.0 L8 4.0LAutomatic 9-spd4-Wheel Drive20
2021Config 3 of 7Auto 9-spd, 8 cyl, 4.0 L8 4.0LAutomatic 9-spd4-Wheel Drive20
2021Config 4 of 7Auto 9-spd, 8 cyl, 4.0 L8 4.0LAutomatic 9-spd4-Wheel Drive19
2021Config 5 of 7Auto 9-spd, 8 cyl, 4.0 L8 4.0LAutomatic 9-spd4-Wheel Drive19
2021Config 6 of 7Auto 9-spd, 8 cyl, 4.0 L8 4.0LAutomatic 9-spd4-Wheel Drive17
2021Config 7 of 7Auto 9-spd, 8 cyl, 4.0 L8 4.0LAutomatic 9-spdRear-Wheel Drive20
2020Config 1 of 13Auto 7-spd, 12 cyl, 6.0 L12 6.0LAutomatic 7-spdRear-Wheel Drive16
2020Config 2 of 13Auto 7-spd, 12 cyl, 6.0 L12 6.0LAutomatic 7-spdRear-Wheel Drive16
2020Config 3 of 13Auto 9-spd, 6 cyl, 3.0 L6 3.0LAutomatic 9-spdRear-Wheel Drive23
2020Config 4 of 13Auto 9-spd, 6 cyl, 3.0 L6 3.0LAutomatic 9-spd4-Wheel Drive22
2020Config 5 of 13Auto 9-spd, 6 cyl, 3.0 L6 3.0LAutomatic 9-spdRear-Wheel Drive22
2020Config 6 of 13Auto 9-spd, 8 cyl, 4.0 L8 4.0LAutomatic 9-spd4-Wheel Drive21
2020Config 7 of 13Auto 9-spd, 8 cyl, 4.0 L8 4.0LAutomatic 9-spd4-Wheel Drive20
2020Config 8 of 13Auto 9-spd, 8 cyl, 4.0 L8 4.0LAutomatic 9-spdRear-Wheel Drive20
2020Config 9 of 13Auto 9-spd, 8 cyl, 4.0 L8 4.0LAutomatic 9-spd4-Wheel Drive18
2020Config 10 of 13Auto 9-spd, 8 cyl, 4.0 L8 4.0LAutomatic 9-spd4-Wheel Drive20
2020Config 11 of 13Auto 9-spd, 8 cyl, 4.0 L8 4.0LAutomatic 9-spd4-Wheel Drive20
2020Config 12 of 13Auto 9-spd, 8 cyl, 4.0 L8 4.0LAutomatic 9-spdRear-Wheel Drive21
2020Config 13 of 13Auto 9-spd, 8 cyl, 4.0 L8 4.0LAutomatic 9-spd4-Wheel Drive19
2019Config 1 of 15Auto 7-spd, 12 cyl, 6.0 L12 6.0LAutomatic 7-spdRear-Wheel Drive16
2019Config 2 of 15Auto 7-spd, 12 cyl, 6.0 L12 6.0LAutomatic 7-spdRear-Wheel Drive16
2019Config 3 of 15Auto 7-spd, 12 cyl, 6.0 L12 6.0LAutomatic 7-spdRear-Wheel Drive16
2019Config 4 of 15Auto 7-spd, 12 cyl, 6.0 L12 6.0LAutomatic 7-spdRear-Wheel Drive16
2019Config 5 of 15Auto 9-spd, 4 cyl, 3.0 L4 3.0LAutomatic 9-spdRear-Wheel Drive23
2019Config 6 of 15Auto 9-spd, 6 cyl, 3.0 L6 3.0LAutomatic 9-spd4-Wheel Drive22
2019Config 7 of 15Auto 9-spd, 6 cyl, 3.0 L6 3.0LAutomatic 9-spdRear-Wheel Drive22
2019Config 8 of 15Auto 9-spd, 8 cyl, 4.0 L8 4.0LAutomatic 9-spdFront-Wheel Drive21
2019Config 9 of 15Auto 9-spd, 8 cyl, 4.0 L8 4.0LAutomatic 9-spdFront-Wheel Drive20
2019Config 10 of 15Auto 9-spd, 8 cyl, 4.0 L8 4.0LAutomatic 9-spd4-Wheel Drive18
2019Config 11 of 15Auto 9-spd, 8 cyl, 4.0 L8 4.0LAutomatic 9-spd4-Wheel Drive20
2019Config 12 of 15Auto 9-spd, 8 cyl, 4.0 L8 4.0LAutomatic 9-spd4-Wheel Drive20
2019Config 13 of 15Auto 9-spd, 8 cyl, 4.0 L8 4.0LAutomatic 9-spd4-Wheel Drive21
2019Config 14 of 15Auto 9-spd, 8 cyl, 4.0 L8 4.0LAutomatic 9-spd4-Wheel Drive19
2019Config 15 of 15Auto 9-spd, 8 cyl, 4.0 L8 4.0LAutomatic 9-spd4-Wheel Drive20
2018Config 1 of 14Auto 7-spd, 12 cyl, 6.0 L12 6.0LAutomatic 7-spdRear-Wheel Drive16
2018Config 2 of 14Auto 7-spd, 12 cyl, 6.0 L12 6.0LAutomatic 7-spdRear-Wheel Drive16
2018Config 3 of 14Auto 7-spd, 12 cyl, 6.0 L12 6.0LAutomatic 7-spdRear-Wheel Drive16
2018Config 4 of 14Auto 7-spd, 12 cyl, 6.0 L12 6.0LAutomatic 7-spdRear-Wheel Drive16
2018Config 5 of 14Auto 9-spd, 6 cyl, 3.0 L6 3.0LAutomatic 9-spdRear-Wheel Drive22
2018Config 6 of 14Auto 9-spd, 6 cyl, 3.0 L6 3.0LAutomatic 9-spd4-Wheel Drive22
2018Config 7 of 14Auto 9-spd, 8 cyl, 4.0 L8 4.0LAutomatic 9-spd4-Wheel Drive20
2018Config 8 of 14Auto 9-spd, 8 cyl, 4.0 L8 4.0LAutomatic 9-spd4-Wheel Drive20
2018Config 9 of 14Auto 9-spd, 8 cyl, 4.0 L8 4.0LAutomatic 9-spdFront-Wheel Drive21
2018Config 10 of 14Auto 9-spd, 8 cyl, 4.0 L8 4.0LAutomatic 9-spd4-Wheel Drive21
2018Config 11 of 14Auto 9-spd, 8 cyl, 4.0 L8 4.0LAutomatic 9-spd4-Wheel Drive19
2018Config 12 of 14Auto 9-spd, 8 cyl, 4.0 L8 4.0LAutomatic 9-spdFront-Wheel Drive20
2018Config 13 of 14Auto 9-spd, 8 cyl, 4.0 L8 4.0LAutomatic 9-spd4-Wheel Drive18
2018Config 14 of 14Auto 9-spd, 8 cyl, 4.0 L8 4.0LAutomatic 9-spd4-Wheel Drive21
2017Config 1 of 12Auto 7-spd, 12 cyl, 6.0 L12 6.0LAutomatic 7-spdRear-Wheel Drive16
2017Config 2 of 12Auto 7-spd, 12 cyl, 6.0 L12 6.0LAutomatic 7-spdRear-Wheel Drive16
2017Config 3 of 12Auto 7-spd, 12 cyl, 6.0 L12 6.0LAutomatic 7-spdRear-Wheel Drive16
2017Config 4 of 12Auto 7-spd, 12 cyl, 6.0 L12 6.0LAutomatic 7-spdRear-Wheel Drive16
2017Config 5 of 12Auto 7-spd, 6 cyl, 3.0 L6 3.0LAutomatic 7-spdRear-Wheel Drive26
2017Config 6 of 12Auto 7-spd, 8 cyl, 5.5 L8 5.5LAutomatic 7-spd4-Wheel Drive18
2017Config 7 of 12Auto 7-spd, 8 cyl, 5.5 L8 5.5LAutomatic 7-spd4-Wheel Drive18
2017Config 8 of 12Auto 7-spd, 8 cyl, 5.5 L8 5.5LAutomatic 7-spd4-Wheel Drive17
2017Config 9 of 12Auto 9-spd, 8 cyl, 4.7 L8 4.7LAutomatic 9-spd4-Wheel Drive20
2017Config 10 of 12Auto 9-spd, 8 cyl, 4.7 L8 4.7LAutomatic 9-spdRear-Wheel Drive21
2017Config 11 of 12Auto 9-spd, 8 cyl, 4.7 L8 4.7LAutomatic 9-spdRear-Wheel Drive20
2017Config 12 of 12Auto 9-spd, 8 cyl, 4.7 L8 4.7LAutomatic 9-spd4-Wheel Drive20
2016Config 1 of 9Auto 7-spd, 12 cyl, 6.0 L12 6.0LAutomatic 7-spdRear-Wheel Drive16
2016Config 2 of 9Auto 7-spd, 12 cyl, 6.0 L12 6.0LAutomatic 7-spdRear-Wheel Drive15
2016Config 3 of 9Auto 7-spd, 12 cyl, 6.0 L12 6.0LAutomatic 7-spdRear-Wheel Drive15
2016Config 4 of 9Auto 7-spd, 6 cyl, 3.0 L6 3.0LAutomatic 7-spdRear-Wheel Drive26
2016Config 5 of 9Auto 7-spd, 8 cyl, 4.7 L8 4.7LAutomatic 7-spd4-Wheel Drive19
2016Config 6 of 9Auto 7-spd, 8 cyl, 4.7 L8 4.7LAutomatic 7-spd4-Wheel Drive19
2016Config 7 of 9Auto 7-spd, 8 cyl, 4.7 L8 4.7LAutomatic 7-spdRear-Wheel Drive20
2016Config 8 of 9Auto 7-spd, 8 cyl, 5.5 L8 5.5LAutomatic 7-spd4-Wheel Drive18
2016Config 9 of 9Auto 7-spd, 8 cyl, 5.5 L8 5.5LAutomatic 7-spd4-Wheel Drive18
2015Config 1 of 9Auto 7-spd, 12 cyl, 6.0 L12 6.0LAutomatic 7-spdRear-Wheel Drive16
2015Config 2 of 9Auto 7-spd, 12 cyl, 6.0 L12 6.0LAutomatic 7-spdRear-Wheel Drive15
2015Config 3 of 9Auto 7-spd, 12 cyl, 6.0 L12 6.0LAutomatic 7-spdRear-Wheel Drive15
2015Config 4 of 9Auto 7-spd, 6 cyl, 3.0 L6 3.0LAutomatic 7-spdRear-Wheel Drive26
2015Config 5 of 9Auto 7-spd, 8 cyl, 4.7 L8 4.7LAutomatic 7-spd4-Wheel Drive19
2015Config 6 of 9Auto 7-spd, 8 cyl, 4.7 L8 4.7LAutomatic 7-spd4-Wheel Drive19
2015Config 7 of 9Auto 7-spd, 8 cyl, 4.7 L8 4.7LAutomatic 7-spdRear-Wheel Drive20
2015Config 8 of 9Auto 7-spd, 8 cyl, 5.5 L8 5.5LAutomatic 7-spd4-Wheel Drive18
2015Config 9 of 9Auto 7-spd, 8 cyl, 5.5 L8 5.5LAutomatic 7-spd4-Wheel Drive18

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 S-Class data analysis

How to read this Mercedes-Benz S-Class data

This page lists every 2015 through 2027 Mercedes-Benz S-Class record we hold for this measurement — 106 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 S-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 S-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 S-Class Transmission

What transmission does the Mercedes-Benz S-Class have?

The Mercedes-Benz S-Class is offered with Automatic 9-spd, Automatic 7-spd (2027 and earlier model years). Availability depends on engine and trim — see the year-by-year table above.

Does the Mercedes-Benz S-Class come with a manual transmission?

No manual transmission is listed for the Mercedes-Benz S-Class in the EPA data we track; all listed configurations are automatic or CVT.

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