Mercedes-Benz CL-Class

CL CLASS CARSTOCKSPECIALTY
$10.5K ▼ $551K (−98.1%)12 mo
WATCHPriced above trend.
Ask-supported · 5 sold + 582 active (asks-led)
Fair value$10.5K ($9.2K–$11.8K)
Typical ask$14.8K
Recent sold$430K
Current valueModerate
12-mo trendRoughly flat · 5-in-10 up
Buyer: Anchor offers to recent sold comps ($430k).
Seller: Price near recent sold comps ($430k); expect negotiation.
Watcher: Mixed signals — interesting but no clear momentum story yet.
💰 Pricing your car to sell
Quick sale$9.2Ksells fast
Fair$430Krecent comps
List$461Kroom to negotiate
Stretch$499Kexceptional
🎯 Buying guide
Strong deal below $9.2K · Fair $9.2K–$11.8K · careful above $20.0K

Given the thin data state, this market outlook for the Mercedes-Benz CL-Class is low-confidence, with a confidence score of 0.387. Current signals indicate a relatively high overvaluation score of 70.49 and a depreciation risk of 69.99, alongside low appreciation momentum at 28.68 and low liquidity at 39.81. The market is generally signaled as flat for 6, 12, and 24-month horizons, each with a 0.5 probability.

What It's Actually Worth

Blended value of a standard 12 yr, 50k mi example, ~$10.5K now. The green line weighs confirmed auction sales most heavily (the amber dots — what cars actually hammered for), blends in fast-selling "just-missed" listings, and lightly smooths out month-to-month composition noise.

2009-03 2026-07 $5478K $0
━ blended true value ● confirmed auction sales (dot size = volume)
◫ 46 confirmed sales (46 auction)·47 sales tracked·205 months tracked·since 2009-03·887 active listings

Auction Scorecard live

Live now — calling it before the gavel

We're currently tracking 8 open auctions in this market. Here's our predicted hammer range for each — check back after they close.

ClosesCarSourceOur predicted range
open 2012 ebay $6.1K–$20.9K ($11.3K)
open 2000 ebay $6.1K–$20.9K ($11.3K)
open 2005 · 95k mi classic $6.0K–$21.2K ($11.3K)
open 2007 · 54k mi classic $6.0K–$21.2K ($11.3K)
open 2005 · 59k mi classic $6.0K–$21.2K ($11.3K)
open 2009 · 96k mi classic $6.0K–$21.2K ($11.3K)
open 2011 · 17k mi classic $6.0K–$21.2K ($11.3K)
open 2011 · 92k mi classic $6.0K–$21.2K ($11.3K)

No-lookahead: predictions are made before each auction closes; the scorecard grades confirmed sold auctions only (no-sales excluded). A modeled estimate, not a guarantee. Data-backed market intelligence, not a guaranteed prediction. Figures are modeled estimates from asking prices, sold comps, and public economic indicators; they can be wrong. Not financial advice.

Where We Think It's Headed

Probability and range, not a single number. Wider = less certain (not bigger gains).

Forecast pendingWe need ~12 months of history to model where this market is headed.
HorizonDirectionProbabilityConfidencePast accuracy
6 mo FLAT 50% Low
12 mo FLAT 50% Low
24 mo FLAT 50% Low

Data-backed market intelligence, not a guaranteed prediction. Figures are modeled estimates from asking prices, sold comps, and public economic indicators; they can be wrong. Not financial advice.

If You’d Bought in 2009

$100K invested 2009-03 → today (17.3 yrs), this car vs where else you could've put the money. Rebased to 100 at the start; the dashed line is inflation (break-even).

$50.7K$1271K$445K$1923K$225K 2009 2026 3011 100
━ This car $50.7K━ S&P 500 $1271K━ Gold $445K━ Luxury $1923K━ Housing $225K
Lost ground to inflation. The Mercedes-Benz CL-Class roughly 0.5×'d your money (a real 68% LOSS to inflation). It LAGGED the stock market by about 96% — the same money in the S&P 500 would be larger. It trailed housing (-78%). (Price only — a real round-trip also loses ~10–20% to buy/sell fees and carrying costs.)
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Economic Drivers

We map every market against ~35 economic indicators — equities, rates, luxury demand, credit, housing — to find what leads its prices. This market needs a bit more confirmed sold history before those signals are reliable; it will appear automatically as data accrues.

Why We Think This

Appreciation Momentum
71
Undervaluation
51
Liquidity
41
Speculation Opportunity
55
Depreciation Risk
56
Overvaluation
68
inventory +0% inventory trend slope
asking trend +0.4%/mo median asking trend slope
sale prices +0.4%/mo median sale trend slope
79 days on market median days on market
23% of listings cutting price price drop frequency
4% relisted listing reappearance rate

Current Inventory Snapshot

Active priced listings887
Median fair value$54,765
Avg deal score54/100

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Recent Signals & Alerts

Data-backed market intelligence, not a guaranteed prediction. Figures are modeled estimates from asking prices, sold comps, and public economic indicators; they can be wrong. Not financial advice.