Mercedes Benz A Class A140 Reviews

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Average Ratings for Mercedes Benz A Class A140

  • Performance3.1 stars
  • Practicality4 stars
  • Reliability3.1 stars
  • Value for Money2.7 stars
  • Reviewer Ratings2.9 stars
  • Overall Rating3 stars

30 Reviews For Mercedes Benz A Class A140

  • Guest 23rd Nov 2009

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    cheap on fuel expensive to fix but not much goes wrong on my 10 year old car

  • Guest 23rd Nov 2009

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    I have just done a major service it wasnt cheap but the little car runs like a dream. Any 10 year old car will give u some trouble if you want the prefect car buy a new one

  • Guest 23rd Nov 2009

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    Good little run about

  • Guest 17th Oct 2009

    Reviewer rating: 1 stars


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    Well what can i say? after reading other reviews on here i thought id join in and add to the misery that is MERCEDESS A CLASS. I have had the car a year now and wow, what a heap. About 2 months into driving the car it started to decide on shaking violently, whilst driving along the road, i just could not not use it. It was like a total loss of power, resulting in the car slowing down and shaking itself to a halt. The mechanic who took a look at it couldnt give me a reason for it. After leaving i ...

  • JStepien Rank: Lance Corporal 19th Aug 2009

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    I have had a Mercedes Benz A140 for three years now, and only the battery has gone wrong, but it was simply flat. This car to me is very good and practical and yes, I would reccomend it to my friends and family. The only thing I find troublesome is the rubber sealing on the triangular plastic piece in front of the front doors, which has ripped twice. My A Class is the first generation, and is 'S' registered. It uses its fuel wisely and isn't too demanding in costs. I am having the brake pads fix ...

  • Guest 29th Jul 2009

    Reviewer rating: 2 stars


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    I would not advice any one to buy Mercedes A-class (1)Faulty steering colom which the manufacture Knew about it ,Alarm always have problem as well as electric windows, now Iam having problem to resal it

  • kanga54 Rank: Lance Corporal 18th Jul 2009

    Reviewer rating: 3 stars


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    Have had Mercedes Benz A Class A140 just over a year with no major problems.The interior space is very good and can carry lots of stuff.Have driven it on motorway and found it to be very nippy and quite economical.
    My only problem which I found very bad was driving it in snow last winter.I found it to be the worst car ever for gripping in snow and ice you just could not get any traction so for that reason I am wanting to change car before winter. Would be interested to hear if anyone else has en ...

  • unluckyguy 11th Jun 2009

    Reviewer rating: 1.5 stars


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    We're on our secand A-Class. This one is much better than the last one. So far I've had to replace all sorts on both of them. Right now, I'm about to drop the fuel tank as the level sensor is not working and there seems to be a knocking noise coming from that region.

  • Guest 11th Jun 2009

    Reviewer rating: 1 stars


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    I bought 2001 A140 for my wife 9 months ago and I regret the day I bought it. 64000 on the clock. I already spent £1500 fixing it every week something breaks. Overheating , check engine light on cluster, brake problems, the list goes on and on. Very very disappointing.

  • kate051978 7th Apr 2009

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    The Mercedes A140, I have, is a lovely car, and great to drive.They are ideal if you have family, as its very spacious, and plenty of leg room.

  • Guest 4th Apr 2009

    Reviewer rating: 1 stars


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    The Mercedes Benz A Class A140 interior size is excellent. When we put the fan on sound comes out. Control system is bad. We found a leak in the window so tha didn' help either. It was very expensive to fix. The gear box broke after 45 miles and no indication was shown.

  • eamesgf Rank: Lance Corporal 27th Feb 2009

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    My Mercedes Benz A Class A140 is a very nice small car. Acceleration is very good and handling is excellent.My car has developed a knocking noise somewhere on the near side.It only sounds when on rough roads not on smooth ones.I recently had it serviced and they found nothing wrong with the car.It is annoying and I would like some one to advice me what could be wrong.I have tried every thing I can think of, even the spare wheel and the jack!!!
    As far as I am concerned the car is very good for ou ...

  • Guest 31st Jan 2008

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    The overall ratings given here do not accurately reflect what it is like to own one of these little cars long term. I think they're absolutely great!

  • latifat 17th Jul 2007

    Reviewer rating: 1 stars


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    I would never buy a Mercedes Benz A Class car again. Although it is spacious, it is also very unreliable, on most occasions the engine does not start straight away. And it's expensive to maintain.

  • Dee1 21st Nov 2005

    Reviewer rating: 3 stars


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    The Mercedes Benz A-Class 170 CDi has good legroom front and rear. Diesel gives reasonable mileage to the gallon. I like the higher than average driving position leading to good visibility. I find it comfortable and good to drive. Once used to the bonnet being out of sight the vehicle is easy to park.

    Unfortunately these points are outweighed by the negative aspects of owning a Mercedes A-Class. Expensive servicing. Too many niggling faults. We are on our third alternator idler pulley, the s ...

  • nigel power 27th Sep 2004

    Reviewer rating: 2.5 stars


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    Generally i should not of swapped my 3 18 1se BMW for this Mercedes Benz A Class A140 family car and I feel as sick as a dog - we live and learn.

  • Yorkie 2nd Aug 2004

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    I have a problem with the alarm on the Mercedes Benz A Class A140 Family Car. Im also now having trouble with dash light coming on and not going off. Exteror lights do not come on. Now getting flat battery

  • AliBear 20th Jul 2004

    Reviewer rating: 0.5 stars


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    I have borrowed a Mercedes Benz A Class A140 as my car is in for repair. This is possibly one of the worst cars I have driven in recent years. It is twitchy and feels unstable at any speeds over 25 MPH. It tramlines almost violently over furrows and even raised white lines and requires more concentration than any other modern car I have driven to keep it pointing in the right direction! The steering seems to give different feedback (and rates?) for different conditions requiring over or under co ...

  • Blooman Rank: Corporal 29th Mar 2004

    Reviewer rating: 3 stars


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    I have had a Mercedes Benz A class-a140/a160 - and now always rent them when my car is out of service - that says something.... but I don't own one anymore - that says something too...

    Not bad on fuel, manouverable but a little unsteady on the Motorway. Doors always tend to be too close to the pavement when parked. Irksome fascia and controls not that intuitive. Great to be in, not great to own.

  • mykp 12th Mar 2004

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    All I seem to be reading here is negative reviews of the Mercedes Benz A class. I'm on my third A-Class, and have loved all of them, an A140, A160 and now an A210.

    I have no problems with any of them and have done some epic journeys in them. North west UK to southern Spain on several occasions. They return pretty good miles per gallon and are quite quick due to their light weight contruction yet still manage to get 4 stars in the Euroncap test.

    Mercedes Benz have made over 4 million of the ...