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Mercedes-Benz 190 E

Car Sedan 🕰️ Classic

1 production run · 3 variants · 6 registers with powertrain counts · 1 source

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the Mercedes-Benz 190 E on record.

Netherlands
1982–1994
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
1983–2026
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.

Worldwide popularity

Top 20% worldwide

Measured from real registration and fleet counts, not clicks or hype.

Where it's been spotted

Australia Finland Luxembourg Netherlands New Zealand Norway Spain Switzerland United States

Evidence of real vehicles in each country's official register. Grey imports count, because they're real vehicles on real roads.

Production history, variants & sources

1 production run · 3 variants · 6 registers with powertrain counts · 1 source

Researched from Wikipedia, with the sources listed.

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Registration history

1982: 3 vehicles 1983: 178 vehicles 1984: 204 vehicles 1985: 249 vehicles 1986: 257 vehicles 257 1987: 75 vehicles 1988: 40 vehicles 1989: 26 vehicles 1990: 24 vehicles 1991: 18 vehicles 1992: 26 vehicles 1993: 11 vehicles 1994: 2 vehicles 1982 1994
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
1983: 4 vehicles 1984: 4 vehicles 1985: 1 vehicle 1986: 5 vehicles 1987: 18 vehicles 1988: 19 vehicles 1989: 30 vehicles 1990: 31 vehicles 31 1991: 22 vehicles 1992: 6 vehicles 1993: 2 vehicles 1994: 1 vehicle 1997: 1 vehicle 1998: 1 vehicle 1999: 3 vehicles 2000: 1 vehicle 2001: 6 vehicles 2002: 2 vehicles 2003: 7 vehicles 2004: 13 vehicles 2005: 5 vehicles 2006: 6 vehicles 2007: 5 vehicles 2008: 9 vehicles 2009: 3 vehicles 2010: 2 vehicles 2011: 1 vehicle 2012: 4 vehicles 2013: 2 vehicles 2014: 3 vehicles 2015: 2 vehicles 2016: 2 vehicles 2017: 4 vehicles 2018: 2 vehicles 2019: 3 vehicles 2020: 2 vehicles 2021: 5 vehicles 2022: 1 vehicle 2023: 6 vehicles 2025: 3 vehicles 2026: 1 vehicle 1983 2026
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1982 3
1983 178
1984 204
1985 249
1986 257
1987 75
1988 40
1989 26
1990 24
1991 18
1992 26
1993 11
1994 2
Finland
1983 4
1984 4
1985 1
1986 5
1987 18
1988 19
1989 30
1990 31
1991 22
1992 6
1993 2
1994 1
1997 1
1998 1
1999 3
2000 1
2001 6
2002 2
2003 7
2004 13
2005 5
2006 6
2007 5
2008 9
2009 3
2010 2
2011 1
2012 4
2013 2
2014 3
2015 2
2016 2
2017 4
2018 2
2019 3
2020 2
2021 5
2022 1
2023 6
2025 3
2026 1

From official registers, as of 2026.10.3. Bases differ per country, so never compare across panels.

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  "name": "190 E",
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    "nl",
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    "nz",
    "us"
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    "na",
    "oc"
  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 4,
    "mass_decile": 2,
    "rarity": "average"
  },
  "aliases": [],
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    "car/mercedes-benz/190-e-2",
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    "car/mercedes-benz/190e-2"
  ],
  "years": null,
  "era": "classic",
  "enrichment": null,
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  "dataset_version": "2026.10.3",
  "upgrade_url": "https://vehiclesdb.com/pricing",
  "attribution": {
    "source": "VehiclesDB",
    "url": "https://vehiclesdb.com",
    "license": "Identity layer: CC-BY-4.0; enrichment/resolution: proprietary. Display requires visible credit — see https://vehiclesdb.com/legal/attribution",
    "dataset_version": "2026.10.3"
  }
}

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