Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Mercedes-Benz C-Class Audience in United States

Mercedes-Benz C-Class has an estimated audience of 1.8M people in United States.

#118among Car type in United States
#103among Car Model in United States
#541in Cars & Mobility

The average Mercedes-Benz C-Class fan in United States is 36.9 years old, more male, and lives primarily in California.

Its fans are 2.2 years younger than the group average of 39.1.

Women make up 23.7% of the fan base, 4.4 percentage points fewer than the group average.

Compared with the other 1187 objects in Car type, Mercedes-Benz C-Class fans stand out for their interest in BMW 1 Series, Mercedes-Benz E-Class and Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class.

Interest is seasonal: January, February and August account for 42% of the year's searches, March is the quietest month.

Most fans live in California, Florida, Texas.

Top affinities include BMW 1 Series, Mercedes-Benz E-Class, Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class, with strongest over-indexing on BMW 1 Series (43.5× the country average).

Demographically, the Mercedes-Benz C-Class audience skews more male with an average age of 36.9, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Family Orientation, Quality Awareness.

The typical Mercedes-Benz C-Class fan in United States is more male, around 36.9 years old, with strong Family Orientation tendencies and a notable affinity for BMW 1 Series.

Category: Cars & Mobility · Type: Car Model · Subtype: Car type

Data status: Q3/2026 · Source & method

Section 01

At a glance

Audience size
1.8M
in United States
Gender
23.7%♀
76.3% male
Age
36.9
average years
Country rank
#16070
among all objects in United States
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-46%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Solution
Section 02

Demographics of Mercedes-Benz C-Class fans

23.7% are female, 76.3% are male, average age 36.9.

Fig. 02

Gender split

23.7%
Female
76.3%
Male
Demographic split for Mercedes-Benz C-Class audience in United States
MetricValue
Female23.7%
Male76.3%
Average age36.9
Estimated audience size1.8M
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 36.9
average years
Age distribution of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class audience in United States
Age bracketShare%
16-2429%
25-3420%
35-4417%
45-5417%
55+16%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

29.2%

of the worldwide Mercedes-Benz C-Class audience comes from United States.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Mercedes-Benz C-Class
CountryShare
United States29.2%
United Kingdom10.6%
India9.0%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the United States average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Mercedes-Benz C-Class fans by region: top regions in United States
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Florida~200K1.74×
02California~300K1.59×
03Georgia~90K1.55×
04New Jersey~70K1.51×
05Louisiana~40K1.51×
06Alabama~40K1.48×
07Mississippi~20K1.45×
08Texas~200K1.41×
09New York~100K1.30×
10Connecticut~20K1.28×
11Nevada~20K1.28×
12Maryland~40K1.26×
13South Carolina~40K1.22×
14Delaware~6K1.19×
15Illinois~80K1.15×
16Virginia~50K1.15×
17North Carolina~70K1.14×
18Arizona~40K1.09×
19Massachusetts~40K1.09×
20Pennsylvania~70K1.05×
21Tennessee~40K1.05×
22Rhode Island~6K1.02×
23Arkansas~20K1.00×
24Washington, District of Columbia~4K0.98×
25Ohio~60K0.93×
26New Mexico~10K0.93×
27Indiana~30K0.91×
28Washington~40K0.89×
29Colorado~30K0.88×
30Utah~20K0.87×
31Hawaii~7K0.87×
32Michigan~50K0.86×
33Minnesota~30K0.86×
34Oklahoma~20K0.86×
35Kentucky~20K0.85×
36New Hampshire~6K0.85×
37Missouri~30K0.83×
38Oregon~20K0.82×
39Nebraska~8K0.79×
40West Virginia~7K0.79×
41Kansas~10K0.77×
42Alaska~3K0.77×
43Vermont~3K0.76×
44Maine~5K0.74×
45Wisconsin~20K0.73×
46North Dakota~3K0.73×
47South Dakota~3K0.72×
48Montana~4K0.68×
49Idaho~7K0.67×
50Iowa~10K0.66×
Fig. 06

Affinity by region

Affinity by region — Mercedes-Benz C-Class, United States
0.66×1.00×1.74×
Section 04
Brands and objects ranked by affinity with this audience. Values above 1.0× mean over-representation compared with the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Affinities of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class audience vs. the country average
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01BMW 1 SeriesCars & Mobility43.50×
02Mercedes-Benz E-ClassCars & Mobility40.98×
03Mercedes-Benz CLA-ClassCars & Mobility40.95×
04Mercedes-Benz S-ClassCars & Mobility36.35×
05Mercedes-Benz GLA-ClassCars & Mobility35.09×
06BMW X1Cars & Mobility34.89×
07Audi A7Cars & Mobility34.03×
08Audi A5Cars & Mobility31.01×
09BMW X6Cars & Mobility27.56×
10Audi A3Cars & Mobility27.35×
11Audi A6Cars & Mobility26.36×
12Tesla RoadsterCars & Mobility25.49×
13Audi Q7Cars & Mobility24.71×
14Porsche MacanCars & Mobility23.76×
15Audi Q5Cars & Mobility22.85×
16Porsche CayenneCars & Mobility21.79×
17Alternative fuel vehicleCars & Mobility19.60×
18BMW X5Cars & Mobility18.75×
19Certified Pre-OwnedCars & Mobility9.96×
20HatchbackCars & Mobility8.85×
Section 05
Strongest and weakest personality traits of this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class audience

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

↑ What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Personality traits of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class audience vs. the country average · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM1.99×
Quality AwarenessPREMIUM1.75×
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM1.70×
0×1.00× baseline2×
↓ Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Personality traits of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class audience vs. the country average · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
TraditionCONSERVATISM0.68×
Community OrientationOPEN0.69×
MindfulnessBALANCE0.74×
0×1.00× baseline2×
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Source & method

Source
Rascasse Solution, own modelling
What “fans” means here
Estimated number of people in United States with measurable interest in Mercedes-Benz C-Class over the last 12 months. Modelled, not counted; people interested in several car models count for each of them.
Data basis
Anonymised behavioural signals: search demand, social media signals, sponsorship and event data. Not a survey.
Period
10/2025 – 09/2026 · updated quarterly · data status Q3/2026
Confidence
high gender and age data available and an audience of at least 100,000 people

Cite as: “Rascasse Solution, Q3/2026, rascasse.com/explore/us/mercedes-benz-c-class-12182” · Methodology