Mercedes-Benz 230 TE

Car Hatchback

4 registers with powertrain counts

Years on record

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

Netherlands
1976โ€“1993
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
1989โ€“2023
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.

Worldwide popularity

Top 40% worldwide

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

Where it's been spotted

Finland Netherlands 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.

Powertrains on record

4 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-te/full

Registration history

1976: 1 vehicle 1980: 6 vehicles 1981: 18 vehicles 1982: 24 vehicles 1983: 36 vehicles 1984: 31 vehicles 1985: 20 vehicles 1986: 76 vehicles 76 1987: 30 vehicles 1988: 1 vehicle 1989: 3 vehicles 1990: 1 vehicle 1991: 1 vehicle 1992: 4 vehicles 1993: 1 vehicle 1976 1993
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
1989: 2 vehicles 2 1990: 1 vehicle 1991: 1 vehicle 1993: 1 vehicle 1996: 1 vehicle 2001: 1 vehicle 2002: 1 vehicle 2004: 1 vehicle 2011: 1 vehicle 2015: 1 vehicle 2023: 1 vehicle 1989 2023
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1976 1
1980 6
1981 18
1982 24
1983 36
1984 31
1985 20
1986 76
1987 30
1988 1
1989 3
1990 1
1991 1
1992 4
1993 1
Finland
1989 2
1990 1
1991 1
1993 1
1996 1
2001 1
2002 1
2004 1
2011 1
2015 1
2023 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-te",
  "name": "230 TE",
  "make": {
    "id": "mercedes-benz",
    "name": "Mercedes-Benz"
  },
  "kind": "car",
  "body_type": "hatchback",
  "availability": [
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    "es",
    "fi",
    "nl",
    "no",
    "us"
  ],
  "regions": [
    "eu",
    "na"
  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 5,
    "mass_decile": 4,
    "rarity": "average"
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "former_ids": [
    "car/mercedes-benz/230te"
  ],
  "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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