79%
Versus the busiest 350 year
2005 has about 79% as many still registered as 2004 (about 129).
2005 Mercedes-Benz 350
102
still registered in Oz
Very rare
Rarer than 98% of cars still registered
Rarity here means how many are still registered today — not how many were built.
About 102 Mercedes-Benz 350 vehicles made in 2005 were still registered in Australia on 31 January 2025. Cars made in 2005 are 23% of every Mercedes-Benz 350 still registered (about 442 across all years). By count, 2005 ranks 2nd of 13 build years for the 350. The busiest year is 2004 (about 129 still registered); 2005 has about 79% as many. That is about 21% fewer than 2004. Rarer than 98% of other 2005 vehicles still registered.
Still registered on Aussie roads · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
79%
Versus the busiest 350 year
2005 has about 79% as many still registered as 2004 (about 129).
23%
Share of this 350 fleet
About 102 of about 442 350 vehicles still registered, all years together.
39%
Registered in VIC
About 40 of about 102 are registered in VIC. State figures come from a separate BITRE table, so they can differ slightly from the national count.
A year-by-year picture isn’t published for this car.
Above the average manufacture year for this model — tap bars for counts.
Still registered counts for this model · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Manufacture years for the 350, with your year highlighted. Tap a bar for its count.
| Year made | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1971 | About 17 |
| 1972 | About 47 |
| 1973 | About 34 |
| 1974 | About 30 |
| 1975 | About 14 |
| 1976 | About 8 |
| 1977 | About 7 |
| 1978 | About 5 |
| 2003 | About 26 |
| 2004 | About 129 |
| 2005 | About 102 |
| 2006 | About 20 |
| 2007 | About 3 |
Where these still-registered vehicles are recorded by state/territory
Tap a bar for its count.
| State | Still registered |
|---|---|
| NSW | About 34 |
| VIC | About 40 |
| QLD | About 11 |
| WA | About 9 |
| SA | About 6 |
| TAS | Not published |
| ACT | Not published |
| NT | Not published |
Most common colour: White
Victorian registrations of this model, all years. National colour isn’t published.
All years of this model.
A typical sedan tank is about 60 L — edit if you know yours.
Estimate only. Nearby pump prices from public fuel-price feeds. Not a valuation.
About 137,000 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a 2005 Mercedes-Benz 350.
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
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