Used Mercedes-Benz A-Class Front Bumper

The A-Class has run across four distinct generations: the W168 (1997–2004), the W169 (2004–2012), the W176 (2012–2018, facelifted in 2015), and the current W177 (2018–present, facelifted in 2022). Front bumpers are generation-specific, so a bumper from a W176 will not fit a W177, for example. Always quote your registration to the breaker so they can confirm the exact generation your car belongs to.

This is where you need to be careful, because the W176 generation was facelifted in 2015, meaning a 2014 car is pre-facelift and a 2016 car is post-facelift. The facelift brought changes to the front-end styling, including the bumper, grille and lights. Whether a specific pre-facelift bumper will physically interchange with a post-facelift one is something you should confirm with the breaker against your registration, as this crosses a known facelift boundary.

No — front bumpers on the A-Class are shared across body styles within the same generation and facelift period, so the door count makes no difference to fitment. You do not need to specify 3-door or 5-door when sourcing the bumper itself. Just confirm your generation and whether your car is pre- or post-facelift with the breaker.

Trim level does not affect the structural fitment of the bumper to the car, but it can affect the styling — AMG Line models on the W176 and W177, for instance, typically feature a more aggressive front bumper design with different lower air intakes compared with SE or Sport variants. A bumper from a different trim will fit the car physically but may look different, and any trim-specific inserts or grille surrounds may not match. If an exact like-for-like appearance matters to you, ask the breaker to confirm the trim the donor car's bumper came from.

No — engine choice, whether diesel, petrol, or hybrid, has no bearing on front bumper fitment within the same generation and facelift period. The front-end panels are shared across the engine range. Confirm your generation and facelift period with the breaker and you can disregard what engine the donor car had.

The bumper itself fits regardless of whether your car has halogen or xenon headlights, as the bumper shell is the same across lighting variants within the W176 generation and facelift period. However, there can be differences in headlight washer jets or sensor cutouts depending on specification, so confirm with the breaker against your registration whether the bumper from their donor car matches your car's setup.