How rare is a 1996 Mercedes-Benz 300?

1996 Mercedes-Benz 300

still registered in Oz

Small counts are adjusted by BITRE; treat as approximate.

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About 3 Mercedes-Benz 300 vehicles made in 1996 were still registered in Australia on 31 January 2025. Small counts are rounded by BITRE, so treat this as approximate. Cars made in 1996 are 0.3% of every Mercedes-Benz 300 still registered (about 891 across all years). By count, 1996 ranks 37th of 39 build years for the 300. The busiest year is 1992 (about 87 still registered); 1996 has about 3% as many. That is about 86% fewer than 1995.

At a glance

Still registered on Aussie roads · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025

Versus the busiest 300 year

1996 has about 3% as many still registered as 1992 (about 87).

Still registered, year by year: 1996 Mercedes-Benz 300

A year-by-year picture isn’t published for this car.

1996 Mercedes-Benz 300 vs peak and average years

Below the average manufacture year for this model — tap bars for counts.

1996 300

Peak year (1992)

Average manufacture year

Still registered counts for this model · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025

300 manufacture years by registered count

Manufacture years for the 300, with your year highlighted. Tap a bar for its count.

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Manufacture year registration counts
Year made	Still registered
1953	About 3
1954	About 4
1955	About 5
1957	About 4
1958	About 4
1959	About 4
1960	About 3
1964	About 3
1965	About 6
1966	About 3
1967	About 5
1968	About 7
1969	About 10
1970	About 17
1971	About 19
1972	About 8
1976	About 6
1977	About 19
1978	About 33
1979	About 18
1980	About 47
1981	About 63
1982	About 38
1983	About 43
1984	About 30
1985	About 16
1986	About 42
1987	About 43
1988	About 52
1989	About 32
1990	About 34
1991	About 47
1992	About 87
1993	About 72
1994	About 34
1995	About 21
1996	About 3
1997	About 3
2019	About 3

1996 Mercedes-Benz 300 registrations by state

Where these still-registered vehicles are recorded by state/territory

NSW

VIC

QLD

TAS

ACT

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State registration counts for 1996 Mercedes-Benz 300
State	Still registered
NSW	Not published
VIC	Not published
QLD	Not published
WA	Not published
SA	Not published
TAS	About 3
ACT	Not published
NT	Not published

Most common colour: White

Victorian registrations of this model, all years. National colour isn’t published.

Power / fuel

All years of this Mercedes-Benz 300 — a mix for 1996 isn’t published.

PetrolAbout 449 registered
DieselAbout 442 registered
LPG / AutogasAbout 3 registered

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A typical sedan tank is about 60 L — edit if you know yours.

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Questions about the 1996 Mercedes-Benz 300

How does 1996 rank among 300 build years?: 37th of 39 build years by count. About 3 still registered in Australia. Small counts are adjusted by BITRE; treat as approximate.
How many 300 vehicles still registered were made in 1996?: 0.3% — about 3 of about 891 across all years.
Which manufacture year has the most 300 still registered?: 1992. The model page has every build year side by side.

Based on BITRE Road Vehicles Australia, January 2021–2025 (CC BY 3.0 AU; the January 2024 release is CC BY 2.5 AU). Colour: Victorian Department of Transport and Planning, Whole Fleet Vehicle Registration Snapshot by Model, Q4 2024 (CC BY 4.0). Oz rare cars is not affiliated with or endorsed by BITRE, the Australian Government or the Victorian Government. Registration counts are not sales, not a valuation, and not advice. Method