How Reliable Is a Mercedes-Benz A-Class After 20,000 Miles? Long-Term 2019 Mercedes A 220 Review

The 2019 Mercedes-Benz A-Class A 220 is a luxury sedan that we purchased a year ago and added to our long-term fleet lineup. In this video, Travis Langness from Edmunds reviews the Mercedes A 220 and reflects on the past year of living with Mercedes' entry-level luxury sedan. Travis covers everything we learned about the A 220, including how it drives, service and maintenance costs, fuel economy, reliability and resale value. Does Travis consider the 2019 A 220 one of the best luxury sedans after living with it for a year? Watch to find out. This is our long-term wrap-up review of the 2019 Mercedes-Benz A 220.

Intro 00:00
What It's Like To Live With 00:52
Recall 03:43
Maintenance 03:57
Fuel Economy 05:37
What It's Worth 06:04
Edmunds' Take 06:39

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[norwegianblue]

20k mile reliability tests don't mean that much. The real test is when the car is out of warranty at 50k and 100k miles. That's where you see a car's real reliability.

[micjakes]

Some of us just want an a220 that won't break down for 100, 000. Horsepower, torque, blahhh, we just want her to run forever. Thanks for the upload.

[davidcharles]

My 2019 A220 now has 101, 489 miles not only has it has transmission issues since 30k miles but 2 engine valves failed, cylinders blown, fuel line issues and several recalls

[eddymauricioachoyhernandez]

I live in Spain and I have the version A220 hatchback with 190 hp and dual clutch. Right now the car have 25.000 miles and is almost three years old. Being on service two times and in a couple of months will be for the third time. In one of the services, I remember they call me for a service recall. From the service part, no complaints at all. One time I brought the car for software update on the HUD and the rest no issues at all. The drive assistant is so good. I love it. Talking about the dual clutch, I have no problems at this time but we'll see in the future. About the price, the car is not cheap (I think I paid 48.000 euros) but the difference with others similar cars was huge at the moment. It was like a spaceship in comparison. Now the differences are tight. Anyway, I enjoy driving the car and believe me, that is the most important thing for me. Great video Edmunds.

[scienceByV]

I own one now at 24000 miles and haven’t seen any transmission issues. Hoping it stays that way.

[kevinclavijo]

YESSS! I complained to my dealership about that jerkiness and they said it’s normal or that they couldn’t mimic the issue so they can’t do anything about it. It’s annoying! I found turning off the auto start stop helps a bit

[RobHTech]

OK, so basically being a MB, it's trans was broken at 20k miles and the dealer said it's the trans, but didn't replace it. Right. That's going to make me buy one today over a Kia, VW, Toyota. Luxury has different meanings, and reliability being great is a luxury in itself.

[jaxandmore]

It's interesting to hear that owning a new Mercedes and the dealership experience that comes with it is exactly the same as with owning a new Hyundai regarding resolving issues. Things go wonky, they don't know why and say things like "they all do that". The only difference is an oil change and alignment at Hyundai won't cost an eye-watering $600. I've always heard that getting a car serviced at European brand dealerships is a costly experience.

[ItsAlive]

Transmission issues at $10k miles!?!?!
$610 for an oil change and alignment?!?!?
An alignment needed at 10k miles?!?!?
That’s why Toyota dealerships are full of used “Mercs”…

[Trades]

The C300 drives significantly better and more sporty overall for only a few thousand more. Not to mention the quality just feels higher. Of course, you get a proper luxury car RWD drivetrain.

[kevinbarry]

10, 000 mile oil changes will go along way towards explaining why these things will be junked in a few years

[joelhenderson]

Sounds like MB bought the DCT Ford was putting in the Focus circa 2012.

[epicwolf]

Most luxury car buyers only lease those cars. They just want brand new cars every two years or so. Rich people only want to drive new cars so not even a year old they get rid of it. So reliability isnt their priority. Its more for status symbol

[ericdraven]

Transmission issues? Can’t say I’m surprised. Had a Mercedes a while back and before I hit 90k I needed a new transmission. I went back to a Honda accord and I’m now over 102k going just fine.

[aussie]

That’s a real shame about the transmission. I think other than that it’s a beauty. But I guess I will cross it of my list now. Problem is I keep crossing everything off my list so there’s nothing left 🤷🏼‍♂️

[wilburfudd]

wait my base model 2018 C class has satellite radio, are you sure you just did not subscribe to the Mercedes entertain package?

[VintageRKO]

Dcts should just stay in performance models. These type of cars are mainly used for everyday commutes and should just stick to normal 8speed torque converters

[godlynt]

My dad have the 250e. And i have driven it a lot. The transmisjon was really smooth. Didnt have any of these problems

[DarthWaffle.]

Mercedes makes cars for the first lease owner. You don’t hear their cars going 300k miles anymore. Owning a Mercedes used to mean something, their quality dropped when Lexus arrived.

[MarcusDolby]

I have a 2019 A220 and I will be selling it soon even though I haven’t even reached 25, 000 miles yet. I just can’t stand the cost of the maintenance and I feel like if anything goes wrong, which could happen at any moment, it will be super expensive.