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Mercedes-Benz 208

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2 registers with powertrain counts

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the Mercedes-Benz 208 on record.

Netherlands
1977–2006
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
2000–2020
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.

Worldwide popularity

Top 50% worldwide

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

Where it's been spotted

Finland Netherlands Switzerland

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

Powertrains on record

2 registers 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/van/mercedes-benz/208/full

Registration history

1977: 3 vehicles 1978: 8 vehicles 1979: 7 vehicles 1980: 3 vehicles 1981: 2 vehicles 1982: 2 vehicles 1984: 1 vehicle 2000: 8 vehicles 2001: 15 vehicles 2002: 19 vehicles 19 2003: 5 vehicles 2004: 5 vehicles 2005: 7 vehicles 2006: 12 vehicles 1977 2006
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
2000: 6 vehicles 2001: 6 vehicles 2002: 7 vehicles 2003: 12 vehicles 12 2004: 2 vehicles 2007: 2 vehicles 2009: 6 vehicles 2010: 1 vehicle 2012: 1 vehicle 2019: 1 vehicle 2020: 1 vehicle 2000 2020
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1977 3
1978 8
1979 7
1980 3
1981 2
1982 2
1984 1
2000 8
2001 15
2002 19
2003 5
2004 5
2005 7
2006 12
Finland
2000 6
2001 6
2002 7
2003 12
2004 2
2007 2
2009 6
2010 1
2012 1
2019 1
2020 1

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

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  ],
  "regions": [
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  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 3,
    "mass_decile": 5,
    "rarity": "common"
  },
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    "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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