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Mercedes-Benz 230

Car Sedan

6 registers with powertrain counts

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the Mercedes-Benz 230 on record.

Netherlands
1938–2005
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
1975–2022
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 Switzerland Ukraine

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

Powertrains on record

6 registers with powertrain counts

Powertrain counts straight from official registers, each with what that register counts.

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Building on it? The same record is one API call: /api/v1/vehicles/car/mercedes-benz/230/full

Registration history

1938: 2 vehicles 1964: 2 vehicles 1965: 9 vehicles 1966: 19 vehicles 1967: 21 vehicles 1968: 14 vehicles 1969: 11 vehicles 1970: 16 vehicles 1971: 32 vehicles 1972: 26 vehicles 1973: 32 vehicles 1974: 36 vehicles 1975: 13 vehicles 1976: 35 vehicles 1977: 55 vehicles 55 1978: 42 vehicles 1979: 42 vehicles 1980: 19 vehicles 1981: 3 vehicles 1982: 7 vehicles 1983: 7 vehicles 1984: 8 vehicles 1985: 15 vehicles 1986: 22 vehicles 1987: 2 vehicles 1988: 2 vehicles 1989: 1 vehicle 1990: 3 vehicles 1991: 6 vehicles 1992: 5 vehicles 2002: 3 vehicles 2003: 1 vehicle 2005: 2 vehicles 1938 2005
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
1975: 3 vehicles 3 1976: 2 vehicles 1978: 3 vehicles 1979: 1 vehicle 1980: 1 vehicle 2005: 1 vehicle 2007: 1 vehicle 2009: 2 vehicles 2010: 1 vehicle 2013: 1 vehicle 2015: 1 vehicle 2018: 1 vehicle 2020: 1 vehicle 2022: 2 vehicles 1975 2022
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1938 2
1964 2
1965 9
1966 19
1967 21
1968 14
1969 11
1970 16
1971 32
1972 26
1973 32
1974 36
1975 13
1976 35
1977 55
1978 42
1979 42
1980 19
1981 3
1982 7
1983 7
1984 8
1985 15
1986 22
1987 2
1988 2
1989 1
1990 3
1991 6
1992 5
2002 3
2003 1
2005 2
Finland
1975 3
1976 2
1978 3
1979 1
1980 1
2005 1
2007 1
2009 2
2010 1
2013 1
2015 1
2018 1
2020 1
2022 2

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

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  "id": "car/mercedes-benz/230",
  "name": "230",
  "make": {
    "id": "mercedes-benz",
    "name": "Mercedes-Benz"
  },
  "kind": "car",
  "body_type": "sedan",
  "availability": [
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    "ch",
    "fi",
    "lu",
    "nl",
    "no",
    "nz",
    "ua"
  ],
  "regions": [
    "eu",
    "oc"
  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 4,
    "mass_decile": 2,
    "rarity": "average"
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "former_ids": [],
  "years": null,
  "era": null,
  "enrichment": null,
  "enrichment_gated": true,
  "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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