Mercedes-Benz 380 SEL

Car Sedan ๐Ÿ•ฐ๏ธ Classic

1 production run ยท 4 registers with powertrain counts ยท 1 source

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the Mercedes-Benz 380 SEL on record.

Netherlands
1980โ€“1986
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
1982โ€“2004
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

Australia Finland Netherlands New Zealand Norway Switzerland

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

Production history & sources

1 production run ยท 4 registers with powertrain counts ยท 1 source

Researched from Wikipedia, with the sources listed.

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Registration history

1980: 11 vehicles 1981: 15 vehicles 1982: 17 vehicles 1983: 23 vehicles 23 1984: 12 vehicles 1985: 15 vehicles 1986: 1 vehicle 1980 1986
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
1982: 1 vehicle 1 1983: 1 vehicle 1984: 1 vehicle 1988: 1 vehicle 2004: 1 vehicle 1982 2004
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1980 11
1981 15
1982 17
1983 23
1984 12
1985 15
1986 1
Finland
1982 1
1983 1
1984 1
1988 1
2004 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/380-sel",
  "name": "380 SEL",
  "make": {
    "id": "mercedes-benz",
    "name": "Mercedes-Benz"
  },
  "kind": "car",
  "body_type": "sedan",
  "availability": [
    "au",
    "ch",
    "fi",
    "nl",
    "no",
    "nz"
  ],
  "regions": [
    "eu",
    "oc"
  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 6,
    "mass_decile": 4,
    "rarity": "average"
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "former_ids": [
    "car/mercedes-benz/380sel"
  ],
  "years": null,
  "era": "classic",
  "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 โ€” see https://vehiclesdb.com/legal/attribution",
    "dataset_version": "2026.10.3"
  }
}

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