Mercedes-Benz A-Class: Years to Avoid and Best Years to Buy
The Mercedes-Benz A-Class has 4 model year(s) in the federal index and no scored complaint record yet, so this page carries the catalogue entry and the years we hold rather than a verdict.
Year-by-year data table
| Year | Score | Verdict | Running cost / yr | NHTSA complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | — | DATA PENDING | $3,650 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | DATA PENDING | $3,690 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 89 | BUY | $3,930 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 81 | BUY | $4,220 | 0 | 6 |
Running cost is fuel or energy plus the maintenance band midpoint for that car at its age today, re-priced to your country. Purchase price, insurance and depreciation are not included.
Photographs and every generation of the A-Class, through the years →
A-Class sub-models & family
Variants & trims on record
Body, powertrain and trim variants of the A-Class on the federal record. Variants folded into this nameplate are counted in this page's data; the rest have too thin a record for a page of their own yet.
A220A220 4matic
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Sources: NHTSA, EPA · Methodology · Updated 2026-10-04