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Mercedes-Benz L 508

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1 register with powertrain counts

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the Mercedes-Benz L 508 on record.

Netherlands
1970–1987
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
1975–2013
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.

Worldwide popularity

Top 30% worldwide

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

Where it's been spotted

Finland Netherlands

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

Powertrains on record

1 register 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/truck/mercedes-benz/l-508/full

Registration history

1970: 2 vehicles 1971: 1 vehicle 1972: 7 vehicles 1973: 6 vehicles 1974: 17 vehicles 17 1975: 10 vehicles 1976: 14 vehicles 1977: 5 vehicles 1978: 11 vehicles 1979: 9 vehicles 1980: 9 vehicles 1981: 14 vehicles 1982: 10 vehicles 1983: 10 vehicles 1984: 9 vehicles 1985: 13 vehicles 1986: 13 vehicles 1987: 6 vehicles 1970 1987
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
1975: 1 vehicle 1977: 1 vehicle 1978: 1 vehicle 1980: 2 vehicles 1981: 4 vehicles 1982: 6 vehicles 6 1983: 5 vehicles 1984: 3 vehicles 1985: 6 vehicles 1986: 2 vehicles 1998: 5 vehicles 1999: 4 vehicles 2000: 2 vehicles 2004: 1 vehicle 2005: 1 vehicle 2013: 2 vehicles 1975 2013
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1970 2
1971 1
1972 7
1973 6
1974 17
1975 10
1976 14
1977 5
1978 11
1979 9
1980 9
1981 14
1982 10
1983 10
1984 9
1985 13
1986 13
1987 6
Finland
1975 1
1977 1
1978 1
1980 2
1981 4
1982 6
1983 5
1984 3
1985 6
1986 2
1998 5
1999 4
2000 2
2004 1
2005 1
2013 2

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

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GET …/truck/mercedes-benz/l-508/full free plan response 

{
  "id": "truck/mercedes-benz/l-508",
  "name": "L 508",
  "make": {
    "id": "mercedes-benz",
    "name": "Mercedes-Benz"
  },
  "kind": "truck",
  "body_type": null,
  "availability": [
    "fi",
    "nl"
  ],
  "regions": [
    "eu"
  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 2,
    "mass_decile": 3,
    "rarity": "common"
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "former_ids": [
    "truck/mercedes-benz/l508"
  ],
  "years": null,
  "era": null,
  "enrichment": null,
  "enrichment_gated": true,
  "dataset_version": "2026.10.3",
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  "attribution": {
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    "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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