Mercedes-Benz 300 TD

Car Hatchback ๐Ÿ•ฐ๏ธ Classic

2 production runs ยท 1 variant ยท 5 registers with powertrain counts ยท 1 source

Years on record

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

Netherlands
1974โ€“1997
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
1982โ€“2025
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

Finland 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

2 production runs ยท 1 variant ยท 5 registers with powertrain counts ยท 1 source

Researched from Wikipedia, with the sources listed.

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Registration history

1974: 1 vehicle 1978: 8 vehicles 1979: 42 vehicles 42 1980: 25 vehicles 1981: 20 vehicles 1982: 29 vehicles 1983: 22 vehicles 1984: 28 vehicles 1985: 30 vehicles 1986: 18 vehicles 1987: 17 vehicles 1988: 11 vehicles 1989: 3 vehicles 1990: 19 vehicles 1991: 12 vehicles 1992: 11 vehicles 1993: 5 vehicles 1997: 1 vehicle 1974 1997
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
1982: 1 vehicle 1984: 4 vehicles 1985: 2 vehicles 1987: 1 vehicle 1990: 3 vehicles 2002: 2 vehicles 2003: 2 vehicles 2004: 1 vehicle 2006: 1 vehicle 2007: 1 vehicle 2008: 6 vehicles 6 2009: 4 vehicles 2010: 4 vehicles 2012: 1 vehicle 2013: 1 vehicle 2014: 1 vehicle 2016: 1 vehicle 2019: 1 vehicle 2020: 1 vehicle 2022: 2 vehicles 2023: 1 vehicle 2024: 1 vehicle 2025: 1 vehicle 1982 2025
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1974 1
1978 8
1979 42
1980 25
1981 20
1982 29
1983 22
1984 28
1985 30
1986 18
1987 17
1988 11
1989 3
1990 19
1991 12
1992 11
1993 5
1997 1
Finland
1982 1
1984 4
1985 2
1987 1
1990 3
2002 2
2003 2
2004 1
2006 1
2007 1
2008 6
2009 4
2010 4
2012 1
2013 1
2014 1
2016 1
2019 1
2020 1
2022 2
2023 1
2024 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-td",
  "name": "300 TD",
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    "nz",
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    "us"
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  "popularity": {
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    "mass_decile": 3,
    "rarity": "average"
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}

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