Mercedes CLA Trailer Hitch Buyers Guide (Canada)

Shopping a trailer hitch for a Mercedes-Benz CLA in Canada? Start with the door-sticker year on this compact CLA, then open CURT 12163. That Class 2 hitch uses a one and one quarter inch receiver for listed two thousand sixteen through two thousand eighteen CLA Class and CLA250 years on the live card. Bike racks and light utility duty are the usual ask when the Mercedes sticker agrees. Confirm ratings on the live product card. Canada orders often ship free on qualifying baskets, so confirm the cart note before you check out.

Parts-counter shortcut. Read the door sticker, confirm the CLA250 years on the live 12163 title, then shop one and one quarter inch mounts and pins that match the tube. Broader Canada shopping help lives in our buying guide, how to choose a hitch, what hitch class do I need, and GLC hitch guide when the badge is the crossover sibling. Prefer the full index? Open the towing guides hub.

Shopping a trailer hitch for a classic Jeep TJ Wrangler in Canada? Start with the door-sticker year on this short-wheelbase Jeep, then open CURT 13408. That Class 3 hitch uses a two inch receiver for listed one thousand nine hundred ninety-seven through two thousand six TJ and Wrangler years on the live card. Utility trailers, light off-road gear, and cargo carriers are the usual ask when the Jeep sticker agrees. Confirm ratings on the live product card. Canada orders often ship free on qualifying baskets, so confirm the cart note before you check out.

Parts-counter shortcut. Read the door sticker, confirm the TJ generation years, then open live CURT 13408 before you browse JK or JL Wrangler cards. Broader Canada shopping help lives in our buying guide, how to choose a hitch, what hitch class do I need, and Wrangler hitch guide for later Wrangler generations. Prefer the full index? Open the towing guides hub.

Watch these CURT videos first

All four videos are from the official CURT YouTube channel (@curtmfg). Use them for class selection, install habits, wiring basics, and ball-mount height before you dig into the product cards below.

If an embed does not load, use the YouTube link under the card. CLA shoppers usually land on Class 2 one and one quarter inch hardware for listed two thousand sixteen through two thousand eighteen years on the 12163 card.

How to Select a Trailer Hitch

CURT - Hitch class basics

Match hitch class to the door sticker and the live card before you shop a heavier trailer than the vehicle can honestly tow.

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Trailer Hitch Installation Techniques

CURT - Install habits

Confirm the live card still lists your year and configuration. Shared sheets are easy to mix up when sibling badges sit nearby.

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How to Connect a Trailer Wiring Harness

CURT - Wiring basics

Plan lights after the hitch. A four-flat or seven-way still needs a clean ground before the first night tow.

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How to Choose a Ball Mount and Trailer Ball

CURT - Ball mount height

Match shank size to the live tube, then level the trailer with rise versus drop once the hitch is on.

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The live hitch path for listed CLA years

CURT 12163 is a Class 2 hitch with a one and one quarter inch receiver path that names listed Mercedes CLA Class and CLA250 years from two thousand sixteen through two thousand eighteen on the live card. That is the narrow CLA window we stock for this badge. Later CLA years and other Mercedes models use different cards, so do not cart 12163 for a GLC, GLA, or a newer CLA generation without reading the live title.

Class 2 hardware on this tube suits bike racks and light utility when the Mercedes sticker and the live hitch card both agree. Confirm gross and tongue ratings on the live product card. Your door sticker still sets the ceiling.

Dedicated CLA trailer wiring is thin on this shelf today. Plan lights with a converter or a harness that still lists your year on a live card, and do not invent a CLA-only wiring SKU that is not in stock here.

CURT 12163 Class 2

In-stock Class 2 for listed two thousand sixteen through two thousand eighteen CLA Class and CLA250 years on the live card. Primary one and one quarter inch path for CLA shoppers when the Mercedes sticker agrees.

Open live 12163 product →

Parts-counter note. Confirm CLA250 years before you cart. Crossover siblings need different live cards.

Open the GLC hitch guide

Open the E-Class hitch guide

Receiver size guide

How to shop without getting lost

Step 1Read the door sticker

Find the Mercedes tow and tongue numbers for your CLA. The hitch cannot raise that limit.

Step 2Confirm CLA years

12163 covers listed two thousand sixteen through two thousand eighteen CLA250 years on the live card.

Step 3Match the tube

Pins, mounts, and racks must fit the one and one quarter inch tube on this Class 2 path.

Step 4Plan lights honestly

Skip a fake CLA harness. Open a live wiring card only when the title still lists your year.

Primary Class 2

12163 Class 2

Class 2 path for listed CLA years on the live card.

  • One and one quarter inch receiver path on the live title
  • Confirm gross and tongue ratings on the product card
  • Door sticker still sets the ceiling
Tube honesty

Smaller receiver

This CLA path is not a two inch Class 3 tube.

  • Shop one and one quarter inch shanks and pins
  • A two inch bike rack will not drop in without a reducer plan
  • Read the receiver size guide before you mix accessories
Sibling honesty

CLA versus GLC

CLA sedan hardware and GLC crossover cards do not share this sheet.

  • 12163 is the CLA path on the live title
  • Open the GLC guide for the crossover badge
  • Do not mix later CLA generations with this window

Year pages that already exist

These Mercedes CLA year landers are already live. We only link pages that return on this store.

Always confirm the live hitch card still lists your CLA year before you order. Narrow windows like this one reward a second look at the live title.

Related guides worth opening

GLC hitch guideWhen the badge is the GLC crossover E-Class hitch guideWhen the sedan badge is the E-Class Bike rack onlyWhen the receiver is mainly for a rack Towing guides hubFull Canada index of hitch guides and tips

Parts-counter summary: CLA shoppers start with live CURT 12163 for listed two thousand sixteen through two thousand eighteen CLA250 years, match one and one quarter inch accessories to the tube, then plan lights only from a harness title that still lists the car. Open the GLC guide when the badge is the crossover.