Factory build sheet
2018 Mercedes-Benz C-Class C350E
Build 55SWF4HB-J · 2L 4cyl · Rear-wheel drive · Sedan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 55SWF4HB and position 10 reads J. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every C-Class whose VIN starts 55SWF4HB and carries J in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 634 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 634 known VINs
- 7 listed for sale now
Factory specification
As filed by Mercedes-Benz with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.
Engine
- Displacement
- 2 L
- Cylinders
- 4
- Configuration
- In-Line
- Engine model
- M274
- Engine manufacturer
- Daimler
- Valve train
- Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
- Turbocharged
- Yes
- Horsepower
- 208 hp
- Fuel type
- Electric
- Electrification
- Plug-in hybrid
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- Rear-wheel drive
- Transmission
- Automatic
- Forward speeds
- 7
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sedan/Saloon
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 4
- Manufacturer
- MERCEDES-BENZ CARS
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1
- GVWR
- 6,000 lb or less
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
What this build asks today
Asking prices of live dealer listings decoded to this exact configuration — narrower than the trim-level figure, because every car counted here shares the same engine, transmission and drivetrain.
$18,696 median asking price · 12 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Too few listings to publish a price range — with 12 cars on the market, the cheapest and the dearest are single cars, not a spread. The median above is what they ask in the middle.
The same build, other model years
Mercedes-Benz used the VIN pattern 55SWF4HB for 3 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2016 350e 2L 4cyl Sedan · 173 vehicles code G $14,999
- 2017 350e 2L 4cyl Sedan · 230 vehicles code H $14,995
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2018 You are here code J $18,696
How this VIN pattern is read
A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.
| Positions | Characters | What they encode |
|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | 55S | MERCEDES-BENZ CARS · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | WF4HB | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | J | Model year — 2018 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
NHTSA safety ratings
Crash-test results are published per model year and body style, so they cover the 2018 Mercedes-Benz C-Class as a whole rather than this build alone.
Overall
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Frontal crash
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
Side crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Rollover
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
19 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2018 C-Class. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
634 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 55SWF4HB-J shares the specification above.
- 634 Known VINs
- 7 Listed for sale now
- 12 Priced listings
- $18,696 Median asking
Vehicles of this build
A fixed sample of 1 vehicles carrying this configuration — each with its own history page. The sample refreshes quarterly, not nightly, so it stays put between visits.
Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the C-Class, each with its own build sheet. The set is fixed by the VIN patterns themselves, so it does not shuffle as prices or inventory move.
- 2018 C300 2L 4-cyl · Sedan saloon · RWD 12,342 vehicles · $15,995 median
- 2018 C300-4M 2L 4-cyl · Sedan saloon · AWD 7,086 vehicles · $15,998 median
- 2018 AMG C43 3L 6-cyl · Sedan saloon · AWD 1,978 vehicles · $23,995 median
- 2018 AMG C 63 S 4L 8-cyl · Sedan saloon · RWD 290 vehicles · $43,000 median
- 2018 C300 2L 4-cyl · RWD 1,560 vehicles · $20,361 median
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Where this data comes from
Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.
Prices are asking prices from 12 live dealer listings decoded to this build , last updated August 30, 2026 . They are what sellers ask, not what buyers paid.
Vehicle counts come from the 634 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.