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Production chronology1975–1986
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Mercedes-Benz / Model record
Mercedes-BenzW123
Production1975–1986
Recorded originGermany
ClassExecutive car
Built2,700,000 units
Background
The Mercedes-Benz W123 is a range of executive cars produced by German manufacturer Mercedes-Benz from November 1975 to January 1986. The W123 models surpassed their predecessor, the Mercedes-Benz W114, as the most successful Mercedes-Benz, selling 2.7 million units before production ended in the autumn of 1985 for the saloon/sedan versions and January 1986 for coupés and estates/station wagons.
Text adapted from “Mercedes-Benz W123” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07
Chronology ledger
Dates with their meaning intact
Netherlands RDW first-admission observations1983–1984
First-admission years observed in Dutch vehicle registrations; this is market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Netherlands RDW ↗2 years
Research notes
Executive-class saloon/coupe/estate, predecessor to the W124/E-Class. Legendary for durability — diesel taxi examples commonly exceed 500,000km, some verified past 1,000,000km.