Mercedes-Benz 300

Car Sedan ๐Ÿ•ฐ๏ธ Classic

3 production runs ยท 3 variants ยท 5 registers with powertrain counts ยท 2 sources

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the Mercedes-Benz 300 on record.

Netherlands
1951โ€“1994
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
2004โ€“2024
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 Spain Switzerland United Kingdom

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

3 production runs ยท 3 variants ยท 5 registers with powertrain counts ยท 2 sources

Researched from Wikipedia, with the sources listed.

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Registration history

1951: 1 vehicle 1952: 4 vehicles 1953: 7 vehicles 1954: 1 vehicle 1955: 1 vehicle 1956: 3 vehicles 1957: 1 vehicle 1958: 4 vehicles 1959: 2 vehicles 1960: 2 vehicles 1961: 2 vehicles 1962: 2 vehicles 1965: 1 vehicle 1966: 1 vehicle 1969: 1 vehicle 1976: 1 vehicle 1977: 1 vehicle 1978: 1 vehicle 1979: 9 vehicles 1980: 7 vehicles 1981: 6 vehicles 1982: 9 vehicles 1983: 16 vehicles 1984: 5 vehicles 1985: 23 vehicles 1986: 31 vehicles 31 1987: 4 vehicles 1988: 1 vehicle 1990: 4 vehicles 1991: 2 vehicles 1992: 15 vehicles 1993: 12 vehicles 1994: 3 vehicles 1951 1994
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
2004: 1 vehicle 1 2012: 1 vehicle 2018: 1 vehicle 2020: 1 vehicle 2024: 1 vehicle 2004 2024
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1951 1
1952 4
1953 7
1954 1
1955 1
1956 3
1957 1
1958 4
1959 2
1960 2
1961 2
1962 2
1965 1
1966 1
1969 1
1976 1
1977 1
1978 1
1979 9
1980 7
1981 6
1982 9
1983 16
1984 5
1985 23
1986 31
1987 4
1988 1
1990 4
1991 2
1992 15
1993 12
1994 3
Finland
2004 1
2012 1
2018 1
2020 1
2024 1

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

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    "es",
    "fi",
    "gb",
    "lu",
    "nl",
    "no",
    "nz"
  ],
  "regions": [
    "eu",
    "oc"
  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 5,
    "mass_decile": 2,
    "rarity": "average"
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "former_ids": [],
  "years": null,
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}

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