Rare
Among 1990 cars still registered
Rarer than 87% of other 1990 vehicles still registered.
How rare is a 1990 Mercedes-Benz 500SL?
1990 Mercedes-Benz 500SL
84
still registered in Oz
Very rare
Rarer than 98% of cars still registered
How rare is yours?Oz rare cars
Rarity here means how many are still registered today — not how many were built.
About 84 Mercedes-Benz 500SL vehicles made in 1990 were still registered in Australia on 31 January 2025. Cars made in 1990 are 18% of every Mercedes-Benz 500SL still registered (about 458 across all years). By count, 1990 ranks 1st of 13 build years for the 500SL. That is about 740% more than 1989. On 31 January 2021 there were about 51 — up about 65% since. Rarer than 87% of other 1990 vehicles still registered.
At a glance
Still registered on Aussie roads · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
18%
Share of this 500SL fleet
About 84 of about 458 500SL vehicles still registered, all years together.
Top year
Among manufacture years for this model
1990 has the most still registered of any 500SL build year.
30%
Registered in VIC
About 25 of about 84 are registered in VIC. State figures come from a separate BITRE table, so they can differ slightly from the national count.
Still registered, year by year: 1990 Mercedes-Benz 500SL
How many of this exact car were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025). Not new sales in those calendar years.
Tap a point for its count.
BITRE snapshots. Later releases can revise earlier years. Pre-2021 figures are not on this chart.
View counts as a table
| Date | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2021 | About 51 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 47 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 45 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 45 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 84 |
1990 Mercedes-Benz 500SL vs peak and average years
Above the average manufacture year for this model — tap bars for counts.
1990 500SL
Peak year (1990)
Average manufacture year
Still registered counts for this model · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
500SL manufacture years by registered count
Manufacture years for the 500SL, with your year highlighted. Tap a bar for its count.
You
View counts as a table
| Year made | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1989 | About 10 |
| 1990 | About 84 |
| 1991 | About 69 |
| 1992 | About 61 |
| 1993 | About 36 |
| 1994 | About 38 |
| 1995 | About 43 |
| 1996 | About 55 |
| 1997 | About 34 |
| 1998 | About 19 |
| 1999 | About 3 |
| 2002 | About 3 |
| 2008 | About 3 |
1990 Mercedes-Benz 500SL registrations by state
Where these still-registered vehicles are recorded by state/territory
NSW
VIC
QLD
WA
SA
TAS
ACT
NT
Tap a bar for its count.
View counts as a table
| State | Still registered |
|---|---|
| NSW | About 13 |
| VIC | About 25 |
| QLD | About 19 |
| WA | About 14 |
| SA | About 8 |
| TAS | About 3 |
| ACT | Not published |
| NT | About 3 |
Most common colour: Blue
Victorian registrations of this model, all years. National colour isn’t published.
Power / fuel
Fuel mix isn’t published for this car.
What a fill might cost· tap to enter your postcode
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.
How likely are you to spot one?
About 167,000 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a 1990 Mercedes-Benz 500SL.
Spot a 1990 Mercedes-Benz 500SLUnder 1%
Spot any Mercedes-Benz 500SL, any yearAbout 1%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Questions about the 1990 Mercedes-Benz 500SL
- How does 1990 rank among 500SL build years?
- 1st of 13 build years by count. About 84 still registered in Australia.
- How many 500SL vehicles still registered were made in 1990?
- 18% — about 84 of about 458 across all years.
- How rare is it among all 1990 cars still registered?
- Rarer than 87% of other 1990 vehicles still registered.
- Which states have the most registered?
- VIC (About 25); QLD (About 19). State figures come from a separate BITRE table, so they can differ slightly from the national count.
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