2016 Mercedes-Benz CLS CLASS — £17,990 Listing Review

Reviewed by Car-Search.ai | 17 April 2026 | Earlswood, Solihull
£17,990
39,500 miles | Diesel | Automatic
Listing Quality
91/100
Good
vs Market Average
+11%
Above Market
Value Retention
90/100
Slight Appreciation
Our Verdict
91 /100

This 2016 Mercedes-Benz CLS CLASS is listed at £17,990 by Steve Lane Cars Ltd in Earlswood. It has 39,500 miles on the clock. At 11% above the market average of £16,210, this is priced on the higher side compared to 6 similar listings. Our depreciation analysis shows this vehicle is gaining approximately £470/year in value. The listing quality is good, with adequate photos and specifications provided.

Year 2016
Make Mercedes-Benz
Model CLS CLASS
Fuel Type Diesel
Gearbox Automatic
Mileage 39,500 miles
Engine 3L
Seats 4
CO2 142 g/km
Euro Status Euro 6
ULEZ Compliant Compliant
Monthly Payment £369.54/mo
Power 254 BHP
Torque 457 lbs/ft
Top Speed 155 mph
0-60 mph 6.5s
Cylinders 6
Gears 9
Combined MPG 51.4 mpg
Urban MPG 43.5 mpg
Extra Urban MPG 56.5 mpg
Length 4937mm
Width 2075mm
Height 1418mm
Wheelbase 2874mm
Kerb Weight 1845 kg
Highlights
BUY FROM HOME
All Features & Equipment (91)
BUY FROM HOMEDiamond White £695Total value of factory fitted extras £1,060Top speed155 mph0 to 606.5 secondsEngine torque (lbs/ft)457Engine power (BHP)254Extra Urban (mpg)56.5Urban (mpg)43.5Combined (mpg)51.4Cylinders - bore (mm)83TransmissionAutomaticNumber of gears9Cylinders - stroke (mm)92CC2,987Cylinders6CO2 (g/km)142Standard Euro emissionsEuro 6Ultra Low Emission ZoneCompliantAmbient Lighting in Dashboard and Door Trim in Three Colours - Solar Amber - Polar Ice Blue and Neutral WhiteCentre Armrest - Front and Rear with Storage CompartmentCup Holders - Front x2 and Rear x2Door Pockets Front and Rear-Map Pockets on Rear of Front Seat BackrestsDoor Sill Panels with Stainless Steel Inlays - Front with Mercedes-Benz LetteringFloor Mats - Black with AMG LetteringFront Seats - Partial Electric Height and Back AdjustmentGlove Compartment - Illuminated - Ventilated and LockableHeated Front SeatsInstrument Cluster with Two Tube-design Round Dials and 4.3in TFT Multi-function Colour Display with Trip ComputerInterior Door Handles - Illuminated in ChromeInterior Lighting - Activated Automatically at UnlockingInterior Lighting - Rear Reading LightNeck-Pro Adjustable Front Head RestraintsPremium PackageRain Sensing Windscreen WipersRemote Boot Release with Inside SwitchSeats - SportsSports Pedals in Brushed Stainless Steel with Rubber StudsSteering Column - Manually Adjustable for Height and ReachSteering Wheel - 3-spoke Multi-function AMG in Nappa Leather with Flattened Bottom Section - Chrome Inserts and Perforated Leather in Grip AreaStorage Compartment Under Boot FloorSun Visors with Illuminated Vanity MirrorsTHERMATIC - Automatic Climate Control - Two-ZoneTrim - Black Ash Wood - Gloss Finish19in Alloy Wheels - AMG Multi-Spoke Design - Painted Titanium GreyAMG Bodystyling - Front and Rear Apron and Side SkirtsBrake Calipers with Mercedes-Benz LetteringDoor Mirrors - Electrically Adjustable and HeatedElectric Windows - 4 - With One-Touch Opening and Closing - including Obstruction SensorsExhaust System - Visible Twin-Pipe Integrated into Rear BumperHeated Windscreen Washer SystemMirror PackageRadiator Grille with Integrated Star - Single Louvre in Diamond DesignTIREFIT with Tyre Inflation CompressorTinted Glass All Round - GreenABS - Anti-Lock Braking System with BAS - Brake AssistATTENTION AssistActive Parking Assist including PARKTRONICAdaptive Brake LightsAdaptive Brake System with HOLD Function - Hill Start Assist - Brake Drying System and Flashing Brake LightsAlarm System with Immobiliser and Interior ProtectionAutomatic Child Seat Recognition SensorBrake Pad Wear IndicatorCentral Locking with Interior Switch - Automatic Locking and Crash Sensor with Emergency Opening FunctionChildproof Locks - Manually Operated for Rear Doors and Electrically Operated for Rear Power WindowsCollision Prevention Assist PlusCruise Control with SPEEDTRONIC Variable Speed LimiterESP - Electronic Stability Programme with ASR - Acceleration Skid ControlFirst Aid Kit and Warning TriangleISOFIX Child Seat Attachment Points with Top Tether in RearIntegrated Analogue Clock in Instrument PanelInterior Central Locking Switch with Crash SensorOutside Temperature GaugePre-Safe Anticipatory Safety SystemService Indicator ASSYST PLUSStatus Display for Rear Seat Belts in Instrument ClusterTyre Pressure Monitoring SystemHeight1418mmHeight inclusive of roof railsmmLength4937mmWheelbase2874mmWidth2075mmWidth including mirrorsmmLuggage capacity (seats up) litresLuggage capacity (seats down) litresNumber of seats4Gross vehicle weight kgMax loading weightkgTurning circle (kerb to kerb) metresMax roof loadkgMinimum kerb weight1845 kg
Above MarketListed at £17,990 vs market average of £16,210 (+11%)
Market Low
£14,495
Market Average
£16,210
Market High
£18,990
Comparables
6 listings

Based on 6 comparable Mercedes-Benz CLS CLASS listings.

Age Depreciation
Slow Depreciation
£1,472/year
Mileage Impact
Strong Appreciation
£971/5k mi
Combined (10k mi/yr)
Slight Appreciation
£470/yr
This Vehicle vs Model
Age-predicted: £15,596 (+£2,395)
Mileage-predicted: £15,600 (+£2,390)
Scenarios: 5k mi/yr £-501/yr | 10k mi/yr £470/yr | 15k mi/yr £1,441/yr

Based on 21 comparable listings. Slopes from smoothed depreciation curves.

91
Overall Listing Quality
Good — this listing is well-presented and informative.
Information & Buyer Appeal
Does this listing give buyers enough information to make a decision?
24/25Good
Photos
34 photos
10/10
Features & key selling points
92 listed
8/8
Technical specifications
20 specs provided (incl. 14 extended)
6/7
Competitiveness
How well does this listing compete against similar vehicles for buyer attention?
25/25Good
Clear pricing
£17,990
8/8
Monthly payment shown
£369.54/mo
4/4
Visual presentation
34 photos
5/5
Key selling points
92 features highlighted
4/4
Detailed specifications
20 specs provided
4/4
SEO Quality
Analysed from the actual dealer listing page HTML
22/25Good
Page title tag
Mercedes-Benz Cls Class 3.0 Cls350d V6 Amg Line (p
4/4
Meta description
2016 Mercedes-Benz Cls Class Amg Line, Automatic, ...
4/4
Canonical URL
Present
3/3
Open Graph tags
Missing or incomplete
0/3
Image alt text
96% of 48 images have alt text
3/3
Clean URL structure
SEO-friendly URL
3/3
Heading structure
1 H1 tag(s)
3/3
Indexability
Page is indexable
2/2
AI Discoverability
How findable is this listing by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and other AI search engines?
20/25Good
Schema.org Vehicle markup
Vehicle/Car structured data found
6/6
Static HTML content
Vehicle data present in static HTML
5/5
Semantic HTML structure
Spec data in structured elements
3/4
Content depth
7661 words of text content
4/4
AI crawler access
Cloudflare detected — may block GPTBot, PerplexityBot, ClaudeBot
0/3
Bot-friendly
Assumed accessible — robots.txt not checked
2/3
How our review page compares
This Car-Search.ai listing review page scores 95+/100 on all four categories. It includes Schema.org Vehicle + Review structured data, semantic HTML, per-page meta descriptions, Open Graph tags, canonical URLs, static HTML rendering, market analysis, depreciation vectors, and rich narrative content — fully accessible to Google, ChatGPT, Perplexity, and all AI search engines.

Independent review — we are not affiliated with the dealer.

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About the Dealer

Steve Lane Cars Ltd

Earlswood, Solihull B90 1QR