Mercedes-Benz 300 E

Car Sedan ๐Ÿ•ฐ๏ธ Classic

1 production run ยท 1 variant ยท 6 registers with powertrain counts ยท 1 source

Years on record

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

Netherlands
1985โ€“1992
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
1985โ€“2026
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

Australia Finland Netherlands New Zealand Norway 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

1 production run ยท 1 variant ยท 6 registers with powertrain counts ยท 1 source

Researched from Wikipedia, with the sources listed.

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Registration history

1985: 83 vehicles 1986: 151 vehicles 151 1987: 34 vehicles 1988: 10 vehicles 1989: 10 vehicles 1990: 4 vehicles 1991: 10 vehicles 1992: 9 vehicles 1985 1992
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
1985: 2 vehicles 1987: 1 vehicle 1989: 5 vehicles 1990: 5 vehicles 1991: 7 vehicles 7 1992: 3 vehicles 2001: 1 vehicle 2004: 2 vehicles 2005: 2 vehicles 2008: 2 vehicles 2009: 2 vehicles 2011: 1 vehicle 2012: 3 vehicles 2014: 2 vehicles 2015: 1 vehicle 2016: 1 vehicle 2017: 1 vehicle 2018: 3 vehicles 2019: 1 vehicle 2020: 2 vehicles 2022: 1 vehicle 2023: 1 vehicle 2024: 1 vehicle 2026: 1 vehicle 1985 2026
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1985 83
1986 151
1987 34
1988 10
1989 10
1990 4
1991 10
1992 9
Finland
1985 2
1987 1
1989 5
1990 5
1991 7
1992 3
2001 1
2004 2
2005 2
2008 2
2009 2
2011 1
2012 3
2014 2
2015 1
2016 1
2017 1
2018 3
2019 1
2020 2
2022 1
2023 1
2024 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 E",
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