Mercedes-Benz Cars
Plants in 13 countries appear in Mercedes-Benz Cars's rules. Its codes decode three makes: Maybach, Mercedes-Benz and smart. Its codes are registered in Germany and the United States. Its newest code was added to vPIC in November 2019.
Model years covered by each code
One bar per three-character code, grouped by the vehicle type NHTSA lists for it. Bars reaching 2027 include rules with no end year.
Passenger cars 5
Multipurpose passenger vehicles 1
- WDC2002–2026
Every code, side by side
| Code | Vehicle type | Makes | Model years | Models | Plant countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55S | passenger cars | Mercedes-Benz | 2012–2026 | 1 | United States |
| W1K | passenger cars | Mercedes-Benz | 2016–open | 15 | Finland, Brazil, Germany |
| WDB | passenger cars | Maybach, Mercedes-Benz | 1981–2015 | 24 | Germany, Brazil, Austria |
| WDC | multipurpose passenger vehicles | Mercedes-Benz | 2002–2026 | 6 | Austria, Germany, Finland |
| WDD | passenger cars | Mercedes-Benz | 2006–2020 | 15 | Germany, South Africa, United Kingdom |
| WME | passenger cars | smart | 2000–2026 | 3 | France, Slovakia, Slovenia |
Models found under the most codes
Model, model years across all codes, and how many of the codes name it
- C-Class1994–2026 · 5 codes
- E-Class1994–2027 · 3 codes
- S-Class1994–2027 · 3 codes
- SL-Class1994–2027 · 3 codes
- CLS-Class2005–2023 · 3 codes
- GLA-Class2015–2020 · 3 codes
- CL-Class1998–2014 · 2 codes
- SLK-Class1998–2016 · 2 codes
- G-Class1999–2020 · 2 codes
- SLR McLaren2004–2009 · 2 codes
- B-Class2011–2022 · 2 codes
- SLS-Class2011–2022 · 2 codes
- CLA-Class2014–2027 · 2 codes
- AMG GT2016–2027 · 2 codes
- SLC-Class2017–2020 · 2 codes
- A-Class2019–2022 · 2 codes
- 2401981–1983 · 1 code
- 2801981–1982 · 1 code
- 3001981–1993 · 1 code
- 3801981–1985 · 1 code
- 1901983–1993 · 1 code
- 2601983–1989 · 1 code
- 3501983–1991 · 1 code
- 4201983–1991 · 1 code
- 5001983–1993 · 1 code
- 5601986–1991 · 1 code
- 4001992–1993 · 1 code
- 6001992–1993 · 1 code
- CLK-Class1998–2009 · 1 code
- smart2000–2004 · 1 code
- 572003–2012 · 1 code
- 622003–2012 · 1 code
- Fortwo2008–2020 · 1 code
- GLK-Class2010–2020 · 1 code
- GLC-Class2016–2020 · 1 code
- EQ Fortwo2018–2020 · 1 code
- GLB-Class2020–2020 · 1 code
- EQS-Class Sedan2022–2027 · 1 code
- EQE-Class Sedan2023–2026 · 1 code
- CLE2024–2027 · 1 code
Codes per make
Number of Mercedes-Benz Cars codes that decode each make
Source: NHTSA vPIC, October 2026 release (database updated October 17, 2026). How the figures are counted: How the catalog is read.