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Mercedes-Benz SL

Car Roadster

4 production runs · 15 variants · 12 registers with powertrain counts · 2 sources

Years on record

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

Germany
2025–2026
New registrations per year. Our data starts in October 2025.
Netherlands
1955–2026
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
1998–2026
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.

Worldwide popularity

Top 10% worldwide

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

Where it's been spotted

Argentina Australia Canada Finland Germany Israel Luxembourg Malaysia Netherlands New Zealand Norway Spain Switzerland Thailand 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 & sources

4 production runs · 15 variants · 12 registers with powertrain counts · 2 sources

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

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Registration history

2025: 74 vehicles 2026: 557 vehicles 557 2025 2026
Germany: New registrations per year
1955: 1 vehicle 1957: 1 vehicle 1961: 1 vehicle 1964: 1 vehicle 1968: 1 vehicle 1969: 2 vehicles 1971: 2 vehicles 1972: 1 vehicle 1973: 2 vehicles 1974: 2 vehicles 1975: 1 vehicle 1976: 1 vehicle 1977: 3 vehicles 1979: 3 vehicles 1980: 1 vehicle 1981: 2 vehicles 1982: 3 vehicles 1983: 2 vehicles 1984: 2 vehicles 1985: 2 vehicles 1986: 2 vehicles 1987: 2 vehicles 1988: 4 vehicles 1989: 2 vehicles 1990: 2 vehicles 1991: 2 vehicles 1992: 7 vehicles 1993: 84 vehicles 1994: 118 vehicles 1995: 111 vehicles 1996: 118 vehicles 1997: 100 vehicles 1998: 52 vehicles 1999: 52 vehicles 2000: 40 vehicles 2001: 136 vehicles 2002: 646 vehicles 646 2003: 420 vehicles 2004: 243 vehicles 2005: 166 vehicles 2006: 106 vehicles 2007: 95 vehicles 2008: 123 vehicles 2009: 69 vehicles 2010: 47 vehicles 2011: 30 vehicles 2012: 124 vehicles 2013: 76 vehicles 2014: 53 vehicles 2015: 37 vehicles 2016: 39 vehicles 2017: 27 vehicles 2018: 10 vehicles 2019: 6 vehicles 2020: 4 vehicles 2022: 108 vehicles 2023: 128 vehicles 2024: 47 vehicles 2025: 27 vehicles 2026: 5 vehicles 1955 2026
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
1998: 1 vehicle 1999: 1 vehicle 2002: 9 vehicles 2003: 13 vehicles 2004: 9 vehicles 2005: 15 vehicles 2006: 10 vehicles 2007: 9 vehicles 2008: 30 vehicles 2009: 21 vehicles 2010: 36 vehicles 2011: 35 vehicles 2012: 35 vehicles 2013: 20 vehicles 2014: 13 vehicles 2015: 21 vehicles 2016: 29 vehicles 2017: 30 vehicles 2018: 43 vehicles 43 2019: 38 vehicles 2020: 27 vehicles 2021: 38 vehicles 2022: 21 vehicles 2023: 11 vehicles 2024: 15 vehicles 2025: 12 vehicles 2026: 4 vehicles 1998 2026
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Germany
2025 74
2026 557
Netherlands
1955 1
1957 1
1961 1
1964 1
1968 1
1969 2
1971 2
1972 1
1973 2
1974 2
1975 1
1976 1
1977 3
1979 3
1980 1
1981 2
1982 3
1983 2
1984 2
1985 2
1986 2
1987 2
1988 4
1989 2
1990 2
1991 2
1992 7
1993 84
1994 118
1995 111
1996 118
1997 100
1998 52
1999 52
2000 40
2001 136
2002 646
2003 420
2004 243
2005 166
2006 106
2007 95
2008 123
2009 69
2010 47
2011 30
2012 124
2013 76
2014 53
2015 37
2016 39
2017 27
2018 10
2019 6
2020 4
2022 108
2023 128
2024 47
2025 27
2026 5
Finland
1998 1
1999 1
2002 9
2003 13
2004 9
2005 15
2006 10
2007 9
2008 30
2009 21
2010 36
2011 35
2012 35
2013 20
2014 13
2015 21
2016 29
2017 30
2018 43
2019 38
2020 27
2021 38
2022 21
2023 11
2024 15
2025 12
2026 4

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

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