15%
Versus the busiest C240 year
2005 has about 15% as many still registered as 2002 (about 242).
How rare is a 2005 Mercedes-Benz C240?
2005 Mercedes-Benz C240
36
still registered in Oz
Very rare
Rarer than 99% of cars still registered
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Rarity here means how many are still registered today — not how many were built.
About 36 Mercedes-Benz C240 vehicles made in 2005 were still registered in Australia on 31 January 2025. Cars made in 2005 are 3.2% of every Mercedes-Benz C240 still registered (about 1,110 across all years). By count, 2005 ranks 9th of 11 build years for the C240. The busiest year is 2002 (about 242 still registered); 2005 has about 15% as many. That is about 71% fewer than 2004. On 31 January 2021 there were about 43 — down about 16% since. Rarer than 99% of other 2005 vehicles still registered.
At a glance
Still registered on Aussie roads · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
3.2%
Share of this C240 fleet
About 36 of about 1,110 C240 vehicles still registered, all years together.
44%
Registered in VIC
About 16 of about 36 are registered in VIC. State figures come from a separate BITRE table, so they can differ slightly from the national count.
Down 16%
Since January 2021
About 43 were still registered on 31 Jan 2021.
Still registered, year by year: 2005 Mercedes-Benz C240
How many of this exact car were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025). Not new sales in those calendar years.
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BITRE snapshots. Later releases can revise earlier years. Pre-2021 figures are not on this chart.
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| Date | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2021 | About 43 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 41 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 40 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 41 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 36 |
2005 Mercedes-Benz C240 vs peak and average years
Below the average manufacture year for this model — tap bars for counts.
2005 C240
Peak year (2002)
Average manufacture year
Still registered counts for this model · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
C240 manufacture years by registered count
Manufacture years for the C240, with your year highlighted. Tap a bar for its count.
You
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| Year made | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1997 | About 65 |
| 1998 | About 126 |
| 1999 | About 75 |
| 2000 | About 132 |
| 2001 | About 193 |
| 2002 | About 242 |
| 2003 | About 111 |
| 2004 | About 125 |
| 2005 | About 36 |
| 2007 | About 3 |
| 2018 | About 3 |
2005 Mercedes-Benz C240 registrations by state
Where these still-registered vehicles are recorded by state/territory
NSW
VIC
QLD
WA
SA
TAS
ACT
NT
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| State | Still registered |
|---|---|
| NSW | About 8 |
| VIC | About 16 |
| QLD | About 3 |
| WA | About 6 |
| SA | Not published |
| TAS | About 3 |
| ACT | Not published |
| NT | Not published |
Most common colour: Silver
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 389,000 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a 2005 Mercedes-Benz C240.
Spot a 2005 Mercedes-Benz C240Under 1%
Spot any Mercedes-Benz C240, any yearAbout 3%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Questions about the 2005 Mercedes-Benz C240
- How does 2005 rank among C240 build years?
- 9th of 11 build years by count. About 36 still registered in Australia.
- How many C240 vehicles still registered were made in 2005?
- 3.2% — about 36 of about 1,110 across all years.
- How rare is it among all 2005 cars still registered?
- Rarer than 99% of other 2005 vehicles still registered.
- Which manufacture year has the most C240 still registered?
- 2002. The model page has every build year side by side.
- Which states have the most registered?
- VIC (About 16); NSW (About 8). 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