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Mercedes-Benz 300 D

Car Sedan 🕰️ Classic

3 production runs · 2 variants · 6 registers with powertrain counts · 1 source

Years on record

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

Netherlands
1952–1994
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
1977–2026
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 United States

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 · 2 variants · 6 registers with powertrain counts · 1 source

Researched from Wikipedia, with the sources listed.

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Registration history

1952: 1 vehicle 1958: 6 vehicles 1959: 6 vehicles 1960: 6 vehicles 1961: 4 vehicles 1962: 1 vehicle 1966: 1 vehicle 1971: 1 vehicle 1974: 1 vehicle 1975: 7 vehicles 1976: 51 vehicles 1977: 102 vehicles 1978: 93 vehicles 1979: 82 vehicles 1980: 101 vehicles 1981: 55 vehicles 1982: 103 vehicles 1983: 85 vehicles 1984: 51 vehicles 1985: 173 vehicles 1986: 255 vehicles 255 1987: 71 vehicles 1988: 47 vehicles 1989: 29 vehicles 1990: 28 vehicles 1991: 35 vehicles 1992: 36 vehicles 1993: 12 vehicles 1994: 2 vehicles 1952 1994
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
1977: 3 vehicles 1978: 2 vehicles 1979: 4 vehicles 1980: 7 vehicles 1981: 13 vehicles 1982: 16 vehicles 1983: 20 vehicles 20 1984: 15 vehicles 1985: 4 vehicles 1986: 15 vehicles 1987: 9 vehicles 1988: 12 vehicles 1989: 8 vehicles 1990: 7 vehicles 1991: 9 vehicles 1992: 5 vehicles 1993: 3 vehicles 1994: 1 vehicle 1995: 1 vehicle 1999: 2 vehicles 2000: 1 vehicle 2001: 5 vehicles 2002: 1 vehicle 2003: 2 vehicles 2004: 2 vehicles 2005: 2 vehicles 2006: 2 vehicles 2007: 1 vehicle 2008: 12 vehicles 2009: 5 vehicles 2010: 6 vehicles 2011: 3 vehicles 2012: 5 vehicles 2013: 5 vehicles 2014: 5 vehicles 2015: 2 vehicles 2016: 6 vehicles 2017: 3 vehicles 2018: 5 vehicles 2019: 2 vehicles 2020: 3 vehicles 2021: 3 vehicles 2022: 1 vehicle 2023: 1 vehicle 2024: 3 vehicles 2025: 1 vehicle 2026: 1 vehicle 1977 2026
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1952 1
1958 6
1959 6
1960 6
1961 4
1962 1
1966 1
1971 1
1974 1
1975 7
1976 51
1977 102
1978 93
1979 82
1980 101
1981 55
1982 103
1983 85
1984 51
1985 173
1986 255
1987 71
1988 47
1989 29
1990 28
1991 35
1992 36
1993 12
1994 2
Finland
1977 3
1978 2
1979 4
1980 7
1981 13
1982 16
1983 20
1984 15
1985 4
1986 15
1987 9
1988 12
1989 8
1990 7
1991 9
1992 5
1993 3
1994 1
1995 1
1999 2
2000 1
2001 5
2002 1
2003 2
2004 2
2005 2
2006 2
2007 1
2008 12
2009 5
2010 6
2011 3
2012 5
2013 5
2014 5
2015 2
2016 6
2017 3
2018 5
2019 2
2020 3
2021 3
2022 1
2023 1
2024 3
2025 1
2026 1

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

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  "name": "300 D",
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    "lu",
    "nl",
    "no",
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    "ua",
    "us"
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  ],
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    "global_decile": 4,
    "mass_decile": 2,
    "rarity": "average"
  },
  "aliases": [],
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    "car/mercedes-benz/300d-lang",
    "car/mercedes-benz/300d-turbo"
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  "era": "classic",
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  "enrichment_gated": true,
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    "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",
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  }
}

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