Enter the 17-character VIN of your Mercedes-Benz CLA to see the factory basics. Free, with no registration.
Look on the dashboard, the driver's door frame or in the registration document.
Type all 17 characters. The letters I, O and Q are never used in a VIN.
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To check a car Mercedes-Benz CLA, paste its 17-character VIN into the decoder below; you get the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture at no cost. Data on the model Mercedes-Benz CLA at a glance: 2013 - present for the years, Coupe, Wagon for the body styles, 421 hp for power, and 8 versions in total. Three facts come straight from the code: who made the car, which model year it belongs to and where it was manufactured. The assembly plant is a bonus when the maker encodes it.
Nothing in the VIN reveals what happened to the car after it left the factory. Damage, mileage, theft entries and ownership changes are covered by a paid vehicle history report. Look at the VIN of the car Mercedes-Benz CLA in more than one place. The number on the dashboard and the one on the door frame should agree with each other and with the paperwork.
2013 - present
Production years
107 - 421 hp
Power
2
Body styles
8
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercedes-Benz CLA Coupe (C117) | 2013 - 2016 | Coupe | 107 - 360 hp |
| Mercedes-Benz CLA Shooting Brake (X117) | 2015 - 2016 | Wagon | 122 - 360 hp |
| Mercedes-Benz CLA Coupe (C117 facelift 2016) | 2016 - 2018 | Coupe | 109 - 381 hp |
| Mercedes-Benz CLA Shooting Brake (X117 facelift 2016) | 2016 - 2018 | Wagon | 109 - 381 hp |
| Mercedes-Benz CLA Coupe (C118) | 2019 - 2023 | Coupe | 116 - 421 hp |
| Mercedes-Benz CLA Shooting Brake (X118) | 2019 - 2023 | Wagon | 116 - 421 hp |
| Mercedes-Benz CLA Coupe (C118, facelift 2023) | 2023 - present | Coupe | 116 - 421 hp |
| Mercedes-Benz CLA Shooting Brake (X118, facelift 2023) | 2023 - present | Wagon | 116 - 421 hp |
The 10th character of the VIN is the model year. For the Mercedes-Benz CLA, with model years 2013 - present in our data, these are the characters to expect. The letters repeat every 30 years, so always confirm the year against the car itself.
On the driver's side, visible through the windshield.
On a sticker on the door frame or the edge of the door.
Printed in the vehicle registration or title.
Stamped on the firewall or the frame on many models.
A VIN is built from six parts, and each one says something about the vehicle. Our guides explain how to read it and what it can and cannot tell you.
Enter the 17-character VIN and see the factory basics in seconds.
Our data lists model years 2013 - present across 8 versions of the Mercedes-Benz CLA. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
It is the 10th character. For the Mercedes-Benz CLA the characters to expect are D (2013), E (2014), F (2015), G (2016), H (2017), J (2018), K (2019), L (2020), M (2021), N (2022), P (2023), R (2024), S (2025), T (2026).
8 versions, in 2 body styles, with power up to 421 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
Use the number from the dashboard under the windshield or from the driver door frame, and check it against the registration document before entering all 17 characters in the decoder.
Accidents, mileage, theft and owners. The free result is limited to what the VIN itself carries, which is the manufacturer, model year, country and, where coded, the plant.
No registration is needed. You type in the VIN and get the manufacturer, model year and country of manufacture at no cost.