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Mercedes-Benz 280 SE

Car Sedan 🕰️ Classic

4 production runs · 4 variants · 5 registers with powertrain counts · 1 source

Years on record

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

Netherlands
1963–1986
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
1975–2025
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

Finland Luxembourg Netherlands New Zealand Norway Spain Switzerland Ukraine

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

4 production runs · 4 variants · 5 registers with powertrain counts · 1 source

Researched from Wikipedia, with the sources listed.

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Registration history

1963: 1 vehicle 1964: 1 vehicle 1967: 3 vehicles 1968: 70 vehicles 1969: 88 vehicles 1970: 119 vehicles 1971: 166 vehicles 1972: 106 vehicles 1973: 86 vehicles 1974: 70 vehicles 1975: 72 vehicles 1976: 51 vehicles 1977: 68 vehicles 1978: 70 vehicles 1979: 75 vehicles 1980: 144 vehicles 1981: 139 vehicles 1982: 138 vehicles 1983: 188 vehicles 188 1984: 128 vehicles 1985: 84 vehicles 1986: 3 vehicles 1963 1986
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
1975: 1 vehicle 1976: 1 vehicle 1977: 1 vehicle 1979: 3 vehicles 1980: 5 vehicles 1981: 2 vehicles 1982: 4 vehicles 1983: 2 vehicles 1984: 7 vehicles 7 1985: 5 vehicles 1986: 1 vehicle 1996: 2 vehicles 1998: 1 vehicle 1999: 1 vehicle 2003: 1 vehicle 2005: 1 vehicle 2006: 1 vehicle 2008: 2 vehicles 2009: 2 vehicles 2010: 3 vehicles 2011: 4 vehicles 2012: 2 vehicles 2013: 2 vehicles 2014: 4 vehicles 2015: 1 vehicle 2016: 1 vehicle 2017: 2 vehicles 2018: 2 vehicles 2019: 2 vehicles 2020: 3 vehicles 2023: 1 vehicle 2025: 2 vehicles 1975 2025
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1963 1
1964 1
1967 3
1968 70
1969 88
1970 119
1971 166
1972 106
1973 86
1974 70
1975 72
1976 51
1977 68
1978 70
1979 75
1980 144
1981 139
1982 138
1983 188
1984 128
1985 84
1986 3
Finland
1975 1
1976 1
1977 1
1979 3
1980 5
1981 2
1982 4
1983 2
1984 7
1985 5
1986 1
1996 2
1998 1
1999 1
2003 1
2005 1
2006 1
2008 2
2009 2
2010 3
2011 4
2012 2
2013 2
2014 4
2015 1
2016 1
2017 2
2018 2
2019 2
2020 3
2023 1
2025 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-se",
  "name": "280 SE",
  "make": {
    "id": "mercedes-benz",
    "name": "Mercedes-Benz"
  },
  "kind": "car",
  "body_type": "sedan",
  "availability": [
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    "es",
    "fi",
    "lu",
    "nl",
    "no",
    "nz",
    "ua"
  ],
  "regions": [
    "eu",
    "oc"
  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 5,
    "mass_decile": 2,
    "rarity": "average"
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "former_ids": [
    "car/mercedes-benz/280-se-3",
    "car/mercedes-benz/280-se-35",
    "car/mercedes-benz/280-se-automatic",
    "car/mercedes-benz/280se",
    "car/mercedes-benz/280se-automatic",
    "car/mercedes-benz/280se35"
  ],
  "years": null,
  "era": "classic",
  "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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