How much is a Mercedes-Benz W108 Mercedes-Benz W108 worth?

Turbopedia currently tracks 7 sold results for this generation, with an all-time median sold price of $20,000.

How many auction results are tracked for the Mercedes-Benz W108?

17 total auction results are linked to this generation across 5 auction houses.

Did any Mercedes-Benz W108 Mercedes-Benz W108 examples fail to sell?

9 reserve-not-met results are currently tracked, with the highest recorded unsold bid at $9,300.

Which variants are currently tracked for the Mercedes-Benz W108?

The current runtime variant set includes 250 SE (150 Hp) Automatic, 280 SE (160 Hp) Automatic, 280 SEL 3.5 V8 (200 Hp) Automatic, 280 SEL 4.5 V8 (198 Hp) Automatic, and more.

1965-1972

5 variants

5 sources

1965-1972 Mercedes-Benz W108 Mercedes-Benz W108

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Generation Snapshot

7 sold at auction, median $20,000. 17 total results tracked from 5 auction houses.

Reference Image

Pulled from the latest linked sale that includes a thumbnail on the serving surface.

Total Results

17

All linked auction results for this generation.

Sold Count

7

Sold lots with recorded hammer prices.

Unsold Count

9

Reserve-not-met results tracked at auction.

Median Price

$20,000

All-time sold median for this generation.

P25

$15,000

25th percentile sold price.

P75

$40,925

75th percentile sold price.

Low Sale

$144

Lowest sold price captured so far.

High Sale

$88,000

Highest sold price captured so far.

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Metric	Value
Median	$20,000
25th percentile	$15,000
75th percentile	$40,925
Low sale	$144
High sale	$88,000

Recent Sales

Last 20 auction results

Recent listing rows come directly from listings joined through listing_taxonomy.
Date	Title	Source	Price	Status
Oct 28, 2024	Mercedes-Benz W108/W109 Automatic Transmission \| The Junkyard: Online \| RM Sotheby's	RM Sotheby's	—	Reserve not met
Oct 28, 2024	Mercedes-Benz W108/W109 Automatic Transmission	RM Sotheby's	$144	Sold
Nov 11, 2023	1973 Mercedes-Benz 280SE 3.5 (W108)	Iconic	$14,833	Sold
Jun 2, 2023	Mercedes-Benz 250S W108 - 1972	Benzin	—	Reserve not met
Jan 28, 2022	1969 MERCEDES-BENZ (W108) 300 SEL 6.3 CRAYFORD ESTATE	Collecting Cars	$35,350	Sold
Jul 31, 2021	Mercedes-Benz 230 S type W111 - 1966	Benzin	—	Reserve not met
Jun 13, 2021	Mercedes-Benz 200D W110 - 1966	Benzin	—	Reserve not met
Mar 28, 2020	1971 Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 3.5 (W108)	Iconic	$21,600	Sold
Mar 28, 2020	1973 Mercedes-Benz 280S (W108)	Iconic	—	Reserve not met
Dec 7, 2019	1972 Mercedes-Benz 280 SE 4.5 V8 (W108)	Iconic	—	Reserve not met
Jul 27, 2019	1972 Mercedes-Benz 280SE (W108) 3.5 Saloon	Iconic	$52,313	Sold
May 25, 2019	1973 Mercedes-Benz 280SE (W108)	Iconic	—	Reserve not met
Mar 23, 2019	Regretfully Withdrawn 1973 Mercedes-Benz 280 SE ( W108)	Iconic	—	Withdrawn
Sep 23, 2017	1971 Mercedes-Benz 280SE 3.5 (W108)	Iconic	—	Reserve not met
Sep 23, 2017	1971 Mercedes-Benz 280SE 3.5 (W108)	Iconic	$17,600	Sold
Nov 13, 2015	1966 Mercedes 250 SE Convertible Manual LHD (W108)	Iconic	$99,000	Sold
TBD	1971 Mercedes-Benz W108 280S	Car & Classic	—	Reserve not met

Variant Surface

Tracked variants

Variant	Slug
250 SE (150 Hp) Automatic	250-se-150-hp-automatic-43485
280 SE (160 Hp) Automatic	280-se-160-hp-automatic-43487
280 SEL 3.5 V8 (200 Hp) Automatic	280-sel-35-v8-200-hp-automatic-43490
280 SEL 4.5 V8 (198 Hp) Automatic	280-sel-45-v8-198-hp-automatic-43491
300 SEb (170 Hp) Automatic	300-seb-170-hp-automatic-43489

Structured FAQ

Generation FAQ

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