Mercedes-Benz B-Class Sports Tourer (W246) · B-Class
W246
The sandwich floor is gone, and so is the awkwardness.
- Production
- 2011–2018
- Body
- Sports tourer
- Chassis
- W246

The second B-Class abandoned the sandwich floor inherited from the A-Class, dropped some eight centimeters in height and finally looked like a car rather than a proposition.
Built at Rastatt from November 2011 on the MFA platform, it used M270 turbocharged petrol fours and OM607 and OM651 diesels with a 7G-DCT dual-clutch, and spawned the battery-electric B-Class Electric Drive with a drivetrain supplied by Tesla.
Production ran to December 2018, by which time the Mercedes-Benz compact family had grown to include the A-Class, CLA, GLA and the CLA Shooting Brake.

Every model.
11 factory types across 2011–2018 — engines, transmissions and series codes for the W246.
| Malli | Mallivuodet | Valmistettu | Alusta | Moottori | Vaihteisto | Yhteensä |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B 160 CDI | 2013–2014 | 09.2013–10.2014 | 246.211 | 607.951 | 724.0 | sisältyy yllä olevaan |
| B 180 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY | 2011–2013 | 08.2011–12.2013 | 246.200 | 651.901 | 724.0 | 95,370 |
| B 180 CDI / B 180 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY Edition | 2013–2014 | 06.2013–10.2014 | 246.212 | 607.951 | 724.0 | sisältyy yllä olevaan |
| B 200 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY | 2011–2015 | 08.2011–03.2015 | 246.201 | 651.901 | 724.0 | 58,018 |
| B 220 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY | 2012–2014 | 12.2012–10.2014 | 246.203 | 651.930 | 724.0 | sisältyy yllä olevaan |
| B 200 Natural Gas Drive | 2013–2014 | 01.2013–10.2014 | 242.848 | 270.920 | sisältyy yllä olevaan | |
| B 180 BlueEFFICIENCY | 2011–2014 | 08.2011–10.2014 | 246.242 | 270.910 | 724.0 | sisältyy yllä olevaan |
| B 200 BlueEFFICIENCY | 2011–2014 | 08.2011–10.2014 | 246.243 | 270.910 | 724.0 | sisältyy yllä olevaan |
| B 220 4MATIC | 2013–2014 | 09.2013–10.2014 | 246.247 | 270.920 | 724.0 | sisältyy yllä olevaan |
| B 250 BlueEFFICIENCY | 2012–2014 | 08.2012–10.2014 | 246.244 | 270.920 | 724.0 | sisältyy yllä olevaan |
| B-Class Electric Drive | 2014–2017 | — | 246 | — | sisältyy yllä olevaan |
* Julkaistu tuotantoluku kattaa kyseisen mallin kaikki sarjat; lähde ei erittele sitä tarkemmin.

Year by year.
Launch, electric-drive derivative and 2014 model update — the material milestones across the W246 range.
- 2011
- The new B-Class debuted with a lower body, front-wheel drive, new direct-injection petrol and common-rail diesel engines, and optional 7G-DCT dual-clutch transmission.
- COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST with adaptive Brake Assist and ATTENTION ASSIST were standard equipment.
- 2014
- The battery-electric B-Class Electric Drive entered production with a Tesla-supplied 132-kW motor and 28-kWh lithium-ion battery; it was the only W246 officially sold in the US.
- 2015
- The facelift introduced reshaped bumpers, grille and daytime-running lamps, with optional LED High Performance headlamps replacing bi-xenon units.
- The cabin gained a larger freestanding display and revised instruments; KEYLESS-GO, ambient lighting and an expanded assistance package became available.
- Mercedes revised the designations to B 200 d and B 220 d and expanded 4MATIC availability.
- 2017
- Production of the B-Class Electric Drive ended after a short US run; combustion-engine W246 production continued.
