Mercedes-Benz 230 GE

Car Hatchback

2 registers with powertrain counts

Years on record

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

Netherlands
1979โ€“1993
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
1983โ€“2008
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.

Worldwide popularity

Top 50% worldwide

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

Where it's been spotted

Finland Netherlands Norway

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

Powertrains on record

2 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-ge/full

Registration history

1979: 1 vehicle 1980: 2 vehicles 1981: 2 vehicles 1982: 10 vehicles 1983: 12 vehicles 1984: 16 vehicles 16 1985: 13 vehicles 1986: 9 vehicles 1988: 1 vehicle 1990: 3 vehicles 1993: 1 vehicle 1979 1993
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
1983: 1 vehicle 1989: 3 vehicles 3 1990: 1 vehicle 1992: 1 vehicle 2008: 1 vehicle 1983 2008
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1979 1
1980 2
1981 2
1982 10
1983 12
1984 16
1985 13
1986 9
1988 1
1990 3
1993 1
Finland
1983 1
1989 3
1990 1
1992 1
2008 1

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-ge",
  "name": "230 GE",
  "make": {
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    "name": "Mercedes-Benz"
  },
  "kind": "car",
  "body_type": "hatchback",
  "availability": [
    "fi",
    "nl",
    "no"
  ],
  "regions": [
    "eu"
  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 4,
    "mass_decile": 5,
    "rarity": "average"
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "former_ids": [
    "car/mercedes-benz/230ge"
  ],
  "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 โ€” see https://vehiclesdb.com/legal/attribution",
    "dataset_version": "2026.10.3"
  }
}

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