Mercedes-Benz C-Class Sedan · C-Class

W203

Second-generation C-Class — sharper and sportier.

Production
2000–2007
Built
1,529,905
Body
Sedan
Chassis
W203
Mercedes-Benz C-Class Sedan (W203)

The W203 C-Class brought a more expressive design and improved packaging to Mercedes-Benz's compact executive range as the new century opened — softer lines, but the same engineering seriousness beneath.

The range expanded to include Kompressor and CGI four-cylinder models, CDI diesels, and AMG performance variants including the C 32 AMG, C 55 AMG, and the diesel C 30 CDI AMG. A sport coupé on CL203 and an estate on S203 extended the W203 platform beyond the core saloon, giving buyers body-style choice without leaving the C-Class family.

Mercedes-Benz built 1,529,905 W203 C-Class saloons between 2000 and 2007 — the second-generation C-Class that carried the compact executive formula into the modern era before the W204 arrived.

W203 interior
Cabin details of the W203, as preserved in period photography.

Every model.

36 model designations across 2000–2007 — engines, chassis codes and production figures for the W203.

ModelloModel yearTelaioMotoreCambioTotale
C 200 CDI2000–2003203.004611.962716.60177,875
C 200 CDI2004203.007646.962711.65577,458
C 200 CDI2004–2007203.007646.962711.655incluso sopra
C 220 CDI2000–2003203.006611.962716.640163,898
C 220 CDI2004203.008646.963711.653133,601
C 220 CDI2004–2007203.008646.963711.653incluso sopra
C 270 CDI2004–2005203.016646.963711.65349,343
C 270 CDI2001–2004203.016612.962711.653incluso sopra
C 320 CDI2005–2007203.020642.910722.9026,469
C 30 CDI AMG2003–2004203.018612.990722.642774
C 30 CDI AMG2004203.018612.990722.642incluso sopra
C 1802001–2002203.035111.951716.62089,892
C 180 Compressor2002–2004203.046271.946711.656202,557
C 180 Compressor2004–2007203.046271.946711.656incluso sopra
C 200 CGI2004203.043271.942711.656253
C 200 CGI2004–2005203.043271.942711.656incluso sopra
C 200 Compressor2000–2002203.045111.955716.622121,298
C 200 Compressor2002–2004203.042271.940711.656101,912
C 200 Compressor2004–2007203.042271.940711.656incluso sopra
C 230 Compressor2003–2004203.040111.955711.65686,390
C 230 Compressor2004–2005203.040111.955711.656incluso sopra
C 2302005–2007203.052272.920711.65484,344
C 2402000–2004203.061112.912711.656160,286
C 2402004–2005203.061112.912711.656incluso sopra
C 240 4MATIC2003–2004203.081112.916722.66729,410
C 240 4MATIC2004–2005203.081112.916722.667incluso sopra
C 2802006–2007203.054272.940711.65415,271
C 280 4MATIC2006–2007203.092272.941722.69028,086
C 3202000–2004203.064112.946711.65473,085
C 3202004–2005203.064112.946711.654incluso sopra
C 320 4MATIC2003–2004203.084112.953722.6689,673
C 320 4MATIC2004–2005203.084112.953722.668incluso sopra
C 3502006–2007203.056272.960711.6544,695
C 350 4MATIC2006–2007203.087272.970722.6762,619
C 32 AMG2001–2004203.065112.961722.6416,695
C 55 AMG2004–2007203.076113.988722.6424,021

* Il dato di produzione pubblicato copre tutte le serie di quel modello; la fonte non lo scompone ulteriormente.

W203 side profile
Studio profile of the W203 — the proportions that defined this chassis.
W203 rear three-quarter view
Rear three-quarter view of the W203.