A-CLASS
Total Revs
61
Global Rank
#61
Model Rank
2 MORE REVS TO REACH #60 IN OVERALL MODEL
Ranked Categories
About the A-Class
The A-Class is Mercedes-Benz's concession to reality — the entry-level car that puts a three-pointed star within reach of buyers who can't touch a C-Class. The W168 first generation, launched in 1997, famously failed the moose test during a Swedish journalist's review, forcing a recall and the addition of electronic stability control. It was an inauspicious start for a brand built on engineering supremacy. The second generation fixed the dynamics but remained a European-market hatchback with limited global impact. The third generation went global and went premium. The MBUX infotainment system debuted in the A-Class before reaching the S-Class — a rare case of technology trickling up. The AMG A 45 S packed 416 hp and the most powerful series-production four-cylinder engine in the world into a hot hatchback, proving that Mercedes could build an AMG for the track day crowd, not just the valet crowd. On Revnut, the A-Class ranks where badge and substance intersect — and the community decides which generations earned the star.