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Mercedes-Benz L

Van

3 registers with powertrain counts

Years on record

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

Netherlands
1938–1987
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
1976–2015
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 Norway 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

3 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/l/full

Registration history

1938: 1 vehicle 1953: 2 vehicles 1957: 1 vehicle 1960: 2 vehicles 1963: 2 vehicles 1964: 1 vehicle 1965: 3 vehicles 1966: 11 vehicles 1967: 5 vehicles 1968: 18 vehicles 1969: 21 vehicles 1970: 22 vehicles 1971: 33 vehicles 1972: 60 vehicles 1973: 47 vehicles 1974: 95 vehicles 1975: 147 vehicles 1976: 150 vehicles 1977: 159 vehicles 159 1978: 73 vehicles 1979: 67 vehicles 1980: 52 vehicles 1981: 59 vehicles 1982: 43 vehicles 1983: 40 vehicles 1984: 37 vehicles 1985: 55 vehicles 1986: 77 vehicles 1987: 64 vehicles 1938 1987
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
1976: 2 vehicles 2 1981: 2 vehicles 2006: 1 vehicle 2008: 1 vehicle 2015: 1 vehicle 1976 2015
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1938 1
1953 2
1957 1
1960 2
1963 2
1964 1
1965 3
1966 11
1967 5
1968 18
1969 21
1970 22
1971 33
1972 60
1973 47
1974 95
1975 147
1976 150
1977 159
1978 73
1979 67
1980 52
1981 59
1982 43
1983 40
1984 37
1985 55
1986 77
1987 64
Finland
1976 2
1981 2
2006 1
2008 1
2015 1

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

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The Mercedes-Benz L as JSON, one request away: its canonical id, where it is registered and how popular it is.

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{
  "id": "van/mercedes-benz/l",
  "name": "L",
  "make": {
    "id": "mercedes-benz",
    "name": "Mercedes-Benz"
  },
  "kind": "van",
  "body_type": null,
  "availability": [
    "ch",
    "fi",
    "nl",
    "no"
  ],
  "regions": [
    "eu"
  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 5,
    "mass_decile": 3,
    "rarity": "average"
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "former_ids": [],
  "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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