2016 Mercedes-Benz C-Class C300
Vehicle Details
C300
Downers Grove, IL 60515
Is this 2016 Mercedes-Benz C-Class C300 a good deal?
OAV verdict: Fair Price
Why: Listed at $11,945, comparable market range $9,995–$18,590, based on 18 comparable listings. Days on lot: 769 days (market average 110 days).
Market price position
$11,945 · within market range
- Comparable range
- $9,995 – $18,590
- vs. market
- $1,950 above low · $6,645 below high
- Comparable vehicles
- 18
Market Retail Price (MRP™)
$14,293This vehicle $11,945 · $2,348 (16%) below MRP
MRP™ is the midpoint of the comparable market range — the representative price the market is asking for similar vehicles. How MRP works.
True Retail Value (TRV™)
$14,206This vehicle $11,945 · $2,261 (16%) below TRV
TRV™ is the average paid price for cars like this in the last 60 days (sold data through 2026-08-03) — an estimate, not an appraisal. How TRV works.
Comparable vehicles nationally recently sold in an estimated 14–70 days.
- This listing has been available about 11.0x longer than comparable vehicles typically take to sell (cohort sells in 14–70 days; this one is at 769). Confirm its history, condition, availability, and out-the-door price before proceeding.
Market Breakdown
Local = comparable listings in the same metro. Regional = comparable listings across the broader state or multi-state region. Both ranges are rebuilt from the market snapshot shown above.
Planet Car Exchange
Downers Grove, IL
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About This 2016 Mercedes-Benz C-Class
Listing updated: Aug 3, 2026Listed by an independent dealer in Downers Grove, IL · On lot for 769 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA
This used 2016 Mercedes-Benz C-Class C300 is listed at $11,945 by planet car exchange in Downers Grove, IL 60515. It has 89,148 miles on the odometer (dealer-reported, not independently verified by OAV). The exterior color is Black. It features a 4WD drivetrain with a 2.0L I4 engine and Automatic transmission.
OAV's AI-powered Price-to-Market analysis rates this vehicle as Fair Price — priced at market value. Based on 18 comparable listings matched to this vehicle, the estimated market range is $9,995 to $18,590. These comparisons match year, make, and model and may currently span trims and configurations (trim-level matching is rolling out).
This vehicle has been on the lot for 769 days.
Analysis powered by OAV's patented inventory standardization technology (U.S. Patent No. 12,236,477).
Market context
This listing is part of OAV's broader Downers Grove, IL sedans market analysis. OAV compares vehicles using local and regional price-to-market ranges, days-on-lot, comparable count, and demand signals where available.
How this deal is rated
OAV compares this 2016 Mercedes-Benz C-Class against similar vehicles currently available in the local and regional market — same make, model, and year range (currently across available trims and configurations; trim-level matching is rolling out), filtered for comparable mileage. Based on where this listing falls in that comparable set, it is rated:
- Great Deal — priced below the typical range for comparable vehicles.
- Fair Price — priced within the expected range for comparable vehicles.
- Overpriced — priced above the typical range for comparable vehicles.
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How this listing is verified
This vehicle listing was aggregated from an independent dealer in Downers Grove, IL, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN 55SWF4KB9GU152979 can be independently verified via the U.S. Department of Transportation's NHTSA VIN decoder, and safety recalls at NHTSA's recall database.
Vehicle attributes (year, make, model, trim, mileage, location) are standardized using OAV's patented methodology (U.S. Patent No. 12,236,477), which normalizes naming conventions and deduplicates cross-listed inventory across the dealership network. Listing data is processed daily; Price-to-Market analysis uses comparable vehicles within the same geographic market.
2016 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Market in IL
IL Market Listings
87
Average Price
$16,967
Price Range
$7,411–$51,995
Avg Days on Lot
110
Based on all 87 2014-2018 Mercedes-Benz C-Class listings in the IL market, the average asking price is $16,967. This listing at $11,945 is $5,022 below the broader IL average (30% below the IL average). This is a wider, all-trim comparison across IL; OAV's price verdict above uses the closer comparable set. Comparable prices in IL range from $7,411 to $51,995. Similar vehicles spend an average of 110 days on dealer lots in this market.
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