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Mercedes-Benz 316

Car Hatchback

4 registers with powertrain counts

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the Mercedes-Benz 316 on record.

Netherlands
2000–2018
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
2000–2024
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 Spain Switzerland Ukraine

Evidence of real vehicles in each country's official register. Grey imports count, because they're real vehicles on real roads.

Powertrains on record

4 registers with powertrain counts

Powertrain counts straight from official registers, each with what that register counts.

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Building on it? The same record is one API call: /api/v1/vehicles/car/mercedes-benz/316/full

Registration history

2000: 12 vehicles 2001: 25 vehicles 25 2002: 15 vehicles 2003: 21 vehicles 2004: 16 vehicles 2005: 8 vehicles 2006: 10 vehicles 2009: 3 vehicles 2010: 9 vehicles 2011: 5 vehicles 2013: 1 vehicle 2018: 1 vehicle 2000 2018
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
2000: 2 vehicles 2001: 6 vehicles 2002: 20 vehicles 2003: 31 vehicles 31 2004: 23 vehicles 2005: 10 vehicles 2006: 7 vehicles 2007: 3 vehicles 2008: 2 vehicles 2009: 5 vehicles 2010: 2 vehicles 2011: 2 vehicles 2012: 1 vehicle 2013: 1 vehicle 2014: 4 vehicles 2015: 4 vehicles 2017: 1 vehicle 2018: 1 vehicle 2021: 1 vehicle 2022: 1 vehicle 2023: 1 vehicle 2024: 2 vehicles 2000 2024
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
2000 12
2001 25
2002 15
2003 21
2004 16
2005 8
2006 10
2009 3
2010 9
2011 5
2013 1
2018 1
Finland
2000 2
2001 6
2002 20
2003 31
2004 23
2005 10
2006 7
2007 3
2008 2
2009 5
2010 2
2011 2
2012 1
2013 1
2014 4
2015 4
2017 1
2018 1
2021 1
2022 1
2023 1
2024 2

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

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  "name": "316",
  "make": {
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    "name": "Mercedes-Benz"
  },
  "kind": "car",
  "body_type": "hatchback",
  "availability": [
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    "es",
    "fi",
    "nl",
    "no",
    "nz",
    "ua"
  ],
  "regions": [
    "eu",
    "oc"
  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 5,
    "mass_decile": 4,
    "rarity": "average"
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "former_ids": [
    "car/mercedes-benz/316-cdi",
    "car/mercedes-benz/316cdi"
  ],
  "years": null,
  "era": null,
  "enrichment": null,
  "enrichment_gated": true,
  "dataset_version": "2026.10.3",
  "upgrade_url": "https://vehiclesdb.com/pricing",
  "attribution": {
    "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",
    "dataset_version": "2026.10.3"
  }
}

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