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Mercedes-Benz 208 D

Van

2 registers with powertrain counts

Years on record

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

Netherlands
1989–2004
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
1989–2013
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 Norway

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-d/full

Registration history

1989: 2 vehicles 1990: 1 vehicle 1992: 2 vehicles 1993: 1 vehicle 1995: 23 vehicles 1996: 39 vehicles 1997: 44 vehicles 44 1998: 22 vehicles 1999: 17 vehicles 2000: 9 vehicles 2001: 2 vehicles 2004: 1 vehicle 1989 2004
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
1989: 1 vehicle 1990: 2 vehicles 1993: 2 vehicles 1995: 4 vehicles 1996: 13 vehicles 13 1997: 4 vehicles 1998: 3 vehicles 1999: 4 vehicles 2012: 1 vehicle 2013: 1 vehicle 1989 2013
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1989 2
1990 1
1992 2
1993 1
1995 23
1996 39
1997 44
1998 22
1999 17
2000 9
2001 2
2004 1
Finland
1989 1
1990 2
1993 2
1995 4
1996 13
1997 4
1998 3
1999 4
2012 1
2013 1

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

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  "name": "208 D",
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  },
  "kind": "van",
  "body_type": null,
  "availability": [
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    "nl",
    "no"
  ],
  "regions": [
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  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 4,
    "mass_decile": 5,
    "rarity": "average"
  },
  "aliases": [],
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  ],
  "years": null,
  "era": null,
  "enrichment": null,
  "enrichment_gated": true,
  "dataset_version": "2026.10.3",
  "upgrade_url": "https://vehiclesdb.com/pricing",
  "attribution": {
    "source": "VehiclesDB",
    "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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