Mercedes-Benz GL

Car Hatchback Discontinued

2 production runs ยท 6 variants ยท 1 successor model ยท 10 registers with powertrain counts ยท 3 sources

Years on record

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

Netherlands
2006โ€“2017
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
2006โ€“2026
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.

Worldwide popularity

Top 20% worldwide

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

Where it's been spotted

Australia Canada Finland Israel Luxembourg Malaysia Netherlands New Zealand Norway Spain Switzerland Ukraine United Kingdom 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, related models & sources

2 production runs ยท 6 variants ยท 1 successor model ยท 10 registers with powertrain counts ยท 3 sources

Researched from the manufacturer's own pages and Wikipedia, with the sources listed.

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Registration history

2006: 84 vehicles 2007: 181 vehicles 181 2008: 97 vehicles 2009: 62 vehicles 2010: 41 vehicles 2011: 40 vehicles 2012: 19 vehicles 2013: 147 vehicles 2014: 97 vehicles 2015: 70 vehicles 2016: 11 vehicles 2017: 2 vehicles 2006 2017
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
2006: 3 vehicles 2007: 44 vehicles 2008: 28 vehicles 2009: 14 vehicles 2010: 14 vehicles 2011: 19 vehicles 2012: 17 vehicles 2013: 51 vehicles 2014: 31 vehicles 2015: 61 vehicles 2016: 71 vehicles 2017: 77 vehicles 77 2018: 63 vehicles 2019: 43 vehicles 2020: 36 vehicles 2021: 18 vehicles 2022: 16 vehicles 2023: 3 vehicles 2024: 3 vehicles 2025: 3 vehicles 2026: 7 vehicles 2006 2026
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
2006 84
2007 181
2008 97
2009 62
2010 41
2011 40
2012 19
2013 147
2014 97
2015 70
2016 11
2017 2
Finland
2006 3
2007 44
2008 28
2009 14
2010 14
2011 19
2012 17
2013 51
2014 31
2015 61
2016 71
2017 77
2018 63
2019 43
2020 36
2021 18
2022 16
2023 3
2024 3
2025 3
2026 7

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

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    "global_decile": 4,
    "mass_decile": 2,
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