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Mercedes-Benz 316

Van

5 registers with powertrain counts

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the Mercedes-Benz 316 on record.

Netherlands
2000–2020
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
2000–2026
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.

Worldwide popularity

Top 40% worldwide

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

Where it's been spotted

Finland Israel Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Spain 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

5 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/316/full

Registration history

2000: 19 vehicles 2001: 23 vehicles 2002: 9 vehicles 2003: 13 vehicles 2004: 8 vehicles 2005: 9 vehicles 2006: 7 vehicles 2007: 1 vehicle 2009: 8 vehicles 2010: 21 vehicles 2011: 48 vehicles 48 2012: 6 vehicles 2013: 10 vehicles 2014: 1 vehicle 2015: 3 vehicles 2018: 1 vehicle 2019: 2 vehicles 2020: 1 vehicle 2000 2020
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
2000: 2 vehicles 2001: 2 vehicles 2002: 2 vehicles 2003: 14 vehicles 14 2004: 7 vehicles 2005: 3 vehicles 2006: 3 vehicles 2007: 2 vehicles 2008: 1 vehicle 2009: 1 vehicle 2010: 1 vehicle 2011: 2 vehicles 2012: 1 vehicle 2014: 1 vehicle 2017: 1 vehicle 2018: 4 vehicles 2019: 1 vehicle 2021: 1 vehicle 2024: 1 vehicle 2026: 1 vehicle 2000 2026
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
2000 19
2001 23
2002 9
2003 13
2004 8
2005 9
2006 7
2007 1
2009 8
2010 21
2011 48
2012 6
2013 10
2014 1
2015 3
2018 1
2019 2
2020 1
Finland
2000 2
2001 2
2002 2
2003 14
2004 7
2005 3
2006 3
2007 2
2008 1
2009 1
2010 1
2011 2
2012 1
2014 1
2017 1
2018 4
2019 1
2021 1
2024 1
2026 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": 4,
    "mass_decile": 4,
    "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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