New York safety inspections
Share of first inspections failed on safety, by model year. Older cars fail more as miles build up, so compare each year with the average car of the same year. Best against its own year: 1983.
NY DMV Vehicle Inspections, initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count
Year by year
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 380 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 380 | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections
Most common problems
- Vehicle speed control8
- Structure5
- Suspension3
- Engine and engine cooling2
- Electrical system2
- Wheels1
- Unknown or other1
- Steering1
NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years
In New Zealand
49 380 cars are on the New Zealand register; 53% arrived as used imports.
| Model year | Registered | Sold new in NZ | Used imports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 1985 | 12 | 3 | 6 |
| 1984 | 17 | 6 | 10 |
| 1983 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 1981 | 8 | 1 | 6 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0
In the Netherlands
705 380 cars are on Dutch roads; 88% arrived later as imports. Open a year for APK defects, odometer checks and colours.
| First registered | On the road | Median list price |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 69 | — |
| 1984 | 111 | — |
| 1983 | 163 | — |
| 1982 | 150 | — |
| 1981 | 112 | — |
| 1980 | 100 | — |
RDW Open Data: registered vehicles (CC0) · list price is the manufacturer's catalogue price when new
New registrations in Europe
1 new Mercedes-Benz 380 cars registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland between 2016 and 2016, from the European Environment Agency's CO₂ monitoring of every new car. In 2016 the largest markets were United Kingdom (1).
| Year | New cars | CO₂ g/km |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | — |
Averages are weighted by registrations; CO₂ is the type-approval value (NEDC until the WLTP switch). European Environment Agency, CO₂ emissions from new passenger cars · re-use permitted with acknowledgement