11%
Versus the busiest C230 year
2003 has about 11% as many still registered as 2006 (about 113).

2003 Mercedes-Benz C230
12
still registered in Oz
Very rare
Rarer than 99% of cars still registered
Rarity here means how many are still registered today — not how many were built.
About 12 Mercedes-Benz C230 vehicles made in 2003 were still registered in Australia on 31 January 2025. Cars made in 2003 are 3.7% of every Mercedes-Benz C230 still registered (about 328 across all years). By count, 2003 ranks 6th of 10 build years for the C230. The busiest year is 2006 (about 113 still registered); 2003 has about 11% as many. That is about 200% more than 2002. Rarer than 99% of other 2003 vehicles still registered.
Still registered on Aussie roads · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
11%
Versus the busiest C230 year
2003 has about 11% as many still registered as 2006 (about 113).
3.7%
Share of this C230 fleet
About 12 of about 328 C230 vehicles still registered, all years together.
42%
Registered in QLD
About 5 of about 12 are registered in QLD. 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.
Below 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 C230, with your year highlighted. Tap a bar for its count.
| Year made | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1996 | About 14 |
| 1997 | About 21 |
| 1999 | About 3 |
| 2002 | About 4 |
| 2003 | About 12 |
| 2004 | About 3 |
| 2005 | About 84 |
| 2006 | About 113 |
| 2007 | About 71 |
| 2008 | About 3 |
Where these still-registered vehicles are recorded by state/territory
Tap a bar for its count.
| State | Still registered |
|---|---|
| NSW | Not published |
| VIC | About 4 |
| QLD | About 5 |
| WA | Not published |
| SA | Not published |
| TAS | Not published |
| ACT | Not published |
| NT | Not published |
Most common colour: Silver
Victorian registrations of this model, all years. National colour isn’t published.
Fuel mix isn’t published for this car.
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 1,170,000 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a 2003 Mercedes-Benz C230.
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