Mercedes-Benz 300 SD

Car Sedan ๐Ÿ•ฐ๏ธ Classic

3 production runs ยท 4 registers with powertrain counts ยท 1 source

Years on record

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

Netherlands
1973โ€“1988
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
1993โ€“2025
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.

Worldwide popularity

Top 40% worldwide

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

Where it's been spotted

Finland Netherlands New Zealand Norway 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 & sources

3 production runs ยท 4 registers with powertrain counts ยท 1 source

Researched from Wikipedia, with the sources listed.

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Registration history

1973: 1 vehicle 1975: 1 vehicle 1978: 2 vehicles 1979: 11 vehicles 1980: 14 vehicles 1981: 57 vehicles 57 1982: 38 vehicles 1983: 32 vehicles 1984: 11 vehicles 1985: 11 vehicles 1988: 1 vehicle 1973 1988
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
1993: 1 vehicle 1994: 1 vehicle 2005: 1 vehicle 2010: 1 vehicle 2015: 1 vehicle 2016: 1 vehicle 2018: 2 vehicles 2 2019: 1 vehicle 2020: 1 vehicle 2022: 1 vehicle 2023: 1 vehicle 2025: 1 vehicle 1993 2025
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1973 1
1975 1
1978 2
1979 11
1980 14
1981 57
1982 38
1983 32
1984 11
1985 11
1988 1
Finland
1993 1
1994 1
2005 1
2010 1
2015 1
2016 1
2018 2
2019 1
2020 1
2022 1
2023 1
2025 1

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/300-sd",
  "name": "300 SD",
  "make": {
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    "name": "Mercedes-Benz"
  },
  "kind": "car",
  "body_type": "sedan",
  "availability": [
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    "nl",
    "no",
    "nz",
    "ua",
    "us"
  ],
  "regions": [
    "eu",
    "na",
    "oc"
  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 6,
    "mass_decile": 4,
    "rarity": "average"
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "former_ids": [
    "car/mercedes-benz/300sd"
  ],
  "years": null,
  "era": "classic",
  "enrichment": null,
  "enrichment_gated": true,
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  "attribution": {
    "source": "VehiclesDB",
    "url": "https://vehiclesdb.com",
    "license": "Identity layer: CC-BY-4.0; enrichment/resolution: proprietary. Display requires visible credit โ€” see https://vehiclesdb.com/legal/attribution",
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  }
}

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