Mercedes-Benz 560 SEL

Car Sedan ๐Ÿ•ฐ๏ธ Classic

1 production run ยท 7 registers with powertrain counts ยท 1 source

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the Mercedes-Benz 560 SEL on record.

Netherlands
1984โ€“1991
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
1986โ€“2026
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 Luxembourg 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 & sources

1 production run ยท 7 registers with powertrain counts ยท 1 source

Researched from Wikipedia, with the sources listed.

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Registration history

1984: 2 vehicles 1985: 3 vehicles 1986: 62 vehicles 62 1987: 31 vehicles 1988: 18 vehicles 1989: 9 vehicles 1990: 7 vehicles 1991: 6 vehicles 1984 1991
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
1986: 1 vehicle 1987: 1 vehicle 1990: 1 vehicle 1992: 1 vehicle 2009: 1 vehicle 2011: 3 vehicles 2015: 1 vehicle 2016: 1 vehicle 2017: 2 vehicles 2018: 1 vehicle 2019: 3 vehicles 2020: 5 vehicles 5 2021: 4 vehicles 2022: 2 vehicles 2023: 1 vehicle 2026: 1 vehicle 1986 2026
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1984 2
1985 3
1986 62
1987 31
1988 18
1989 9
1990 7
1991 6
Finland
1986 1
1987 1
1990 1
1992 1
2009 1
2011 3
2015 1
2016 1
2017 2
2018 1
2019 3
2020 5
2021 4
2022 2
2023 1
2026 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/560-sel",
  "name": "560 SEL",
  "make": {
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  },
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    "fi",
    "lu",
    "nl",
    "no",
    "nz",
    "ua",
    "us"
  ],
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    "na",
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  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 6,
    "mass_decile": 4,
    "rarity": "average"
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "former_ids": [
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  ],
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  "era": "classic",
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}

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