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Mercedes-Benz 280 S

Car Sedan

4 registers with powertrain counts

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the Mercedes-Benz 280 S on record.

Netherlands
1968–1988
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
1975–2021
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.

Worldwide popularity

Top 30% worldwide

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

Where it's been spotted

Finland 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

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/280-s/full

Registration history

1968: 35 vehicles 1969: 41 vehicles 1970: 56 vehicles 1971: 71 vehicles 1972: 61 vehicles 1973: 58 vehicles 1974: 64 vehicles 1975: 72 vehicles 1976: 64 vehicles 1977: 85 vehicles 85 1978: 68 vehicles 1979: 60 vehicles 1980: 66 vehicles 1981: 41 vehicles 1982: 38 vehicles 1983: 46 vehicles 1984: 50 vehicles 1985: 30 vehicles 1988: 1 vehicle 1968 1988
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
1975: 2 vehicles 1976: 1 vehicle 1977: 1 vehicle 1978: 3 vehicles 3 1980: 2 vehicles 1982: 1 vehicle 1983: 1 vehicle 1984: 3 vehicles 1985: 2 vehicles 2008: 1 vehicle 2010: 1 vehicle 2011: 1 vehicle 2012: 1 vehicle 2015: 1 vehicle 2017: 2 vehicles 2020: 1 vehicle 2021: 2 vehicles 1975 2021
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1968 35
1969 41
1970 56
1971 71
1972 61
1973 58
1974 64
1975 72
1976 64
1977 85
1978 68
1979 60
1980 66
1981 41
1982 38
1983 46
1984 50
1985 30
1988 1
Finland
1975 2
1976 1
1977 1
1978 3
1980 2
1982 1
1983 1
1984 3
1985 2
2008 1
2010 1
2011 1
2012 1
2015 1
2017 2
2020 1
2021 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/280-s",
  "name": "280 S",
  "make": {
    "id": "mercedes-benz",
    "name": "Mercedes-Benz"
  },
  "kind": "car",
  "body_type": "sedan",
  "availability": [
    "ch",
    "fi",
    "nl",
    "no",
    "nz",
    "ua"
  ],
  "regions": [
    "eu",
    "oc"
  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 4,
    "mass_decile": 3,
    "rarity": "average"
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "former_ids": [
    "car/mercedes-benz/280s"
  ],
  "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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