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WDBMaybach and Mercedes-Benz passenger cars

Held by Mercedes-Benz Cars · registered in Germany

WMI WDB is the only three-character WMI in the catalog for the Maybach make. Its rules place assembly in three countries. The same rules run from model year 1981 to 2015, with nothing after 2015. Its rules name 60 percent of the 40 models found under all 6 codes of Mercedes-Benz Cars.

Models in the decoding rules, by model year

  1. 2401981–1983
  2. 2801981–1982
  3. 3001981–1993
  4. 3801981–1985
  5. 1901983–1993
  6. 2601983–1989
  7. 3501983–1991
  8. 4201983–1991
  9. 5001983–1993
  10. 5601986–1991
  11. 4001992–1993
  12. 6001992–1993
  13. C-Class1994–2007
  14. E-Class1994–2009
  15. S-Class1994–2007
  16. SL-Class1994–2012
  17. CL-Class1998–2007
  18. CLK-Class1998–2009
  19. SLK-Class1998–2011
  20. G-Class1999
  21. 572003–2012
  22. 622003–2012
  23. SLR McLaren2004–2007
  24. CLS-Class2005–2007

Where the rules place assembly

Plant countriesGermany, Brazil, Austria

Plant locations namedSindelfingen; Bremen; Rastatt; Juiz De Fora; Graz; Osnabrück; Brernen; Ostabruck

Bodies and power

Body classesSedan, Convertible, Coupe, Wagon, Roadster, SUV

Primary fuelsGasoline, Diesel

Compared with the closest code, WDD

WDD is held by Mercedes-Benz Cars. Measured by the overlap of the two model lists, it is the code closest to WDB.

Models in both8

Only under WDB240, 280, 300, 380, 190, 260, 350, 420, 500, 560, 400, 600, CLK-Class, G-Class, 57, 62

Only under WDDB-Class, SLS-Class, CLA-Class, GLA-Class, AMG GT, SLC-Class, A-Class

Model yearsWDB: 1981–2015 · WDD: 2006–2020

Plant countries only for WDDSouth Africa, United Kingdom, Hungary, Finland, Mexico, India, United States

Body classes only for WDBSUV

Other codes held by Mercedes-Benz Cars

CodeVehicle typeMakesModel yearsModels
W1Kpassenger carsMercedes-Benz2016–open15
WDDpassenger carsMercedes-Benz2006–202015
WMEpassenger carssmart2000–20263
55Spassenger carsMercedes-Benz2012–20261
WDCmultipurpose passenger vehiclesMercedes-Benz2002–20266

All 6 codes of Mercedes-Benz Cars

Source: NHTSA vPIC, October 2026 release (database updated October 17, 2026). How the figures are counted: How the catalog is read.