41%
Versus the busiest C300 year
2016 has about 41% as many still registered as 2019 (about 2,740).
How rare is a 2016 Mercedes-Benz C300?
2016 Mercedes-Benz C300
1,120
still registered in Oz
Rare
Rarer than 89% 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 1,120 Mercedes-Benz C300 vehicles made in 2016 were still registered in Australia on 31 January 2025. Cars made in 2016 are 8.6% of every Mercedes-Benz C300 still registered (about 13,000 across all years). By count, 2016 ranks 6th of 17 build years for the C300. The busiest year is 2019 (about 2,740 still registered); 2016 has about 41% as many. That is about 22380% more than 2015. Rarer than 92% of other 2016 vehicles still registered.
At a glance
Still registered on Aussie roads · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
8.6%
Share of this C300 fleet
About 1,120 of about 13,000 C300 vehicles still registered, all years together.
33%
Registered in NSW
About 371 of about 1,120 are registered in NSW. State figures come from a separate BITRE table, so they can differ slightly from the national count.
Still registered, year by year: 2016 Mercedes-Benz C300
How many of this exact car were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025). Not new sales in those calendar years.
Down about 3% since 2021
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 1,160 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 1,150 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 1,150 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 1,140 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 1,120 |
2016 Mercedes-Benz C300 vs peak and average years
Above the average manufacture year for this model — tap bars for counts.
2016 C300
Peak year (2019)
Average manufacture year
Still registered counts for this model · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
C300 manufacture years by registered count
Manufacture years for the C300, with your year highlighted. Tap a bar for its count.
You
View counts as a table
| Year made | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 2008 | About 3 |
| 2009 | About 78 |
| 2010 | About 159 |
| 2011 | About 112 |
| 2012 | About 104 |
| 2013 | About 119 |
| 2014 | About 7 |
| 2015 | About 5 |
| 2016 | About 1,120 |
| 2017 | About 1,460 |
| 2018 | About 2,180 |
| 2019 | About 2,740 |
| 2020 | About 1,050 |
| 2021 | About 1,530 |
| 2022 | About 1,260 |
| 2023 | About 962 |
| 2024 | About 159 |
2016 Mercedes-Benz C300 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 371 |
| VIC | About 370 |
| QLD | About 208 |
| WA | About 85 |
| SA | About 58 |
| TAS | About 10 |
| ACT | About 18 |
| NT | About 4 |
Most common colour: White
Victorian registrations of this model, all years. National colour isn’t published.
Power / fuel
All years of this model.
- PetrolAbout 13,000 registered
- DieselAbout 11 registered
- HybridAbout 57 registered
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 12,400 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a 2016 Mercedes-Benz C300.
Spot a 2016 Mercedes-Benz C300About 3%
Spot any Mercedes-Benz C300, any yearAbout 28%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Questions about the 2016 Mercedes-Benz C300
- How does 2016 rank among C300 build years?
- 6th of 17 build years by count. About 1,120 still registered in Australia.
- How many C300 vehicles still registered were made in 2016?
- 8.6% — about 1,120 of about 13,000 across all years.
- How rare is it among all 2016 cars still registered?
- Rarer than 92% of other 2016 vehicles still registered.
- Which manufacture year has the most C300 still registered?
- 2019. The model page has every build year side by side.
- Which states have the most registered?
- NSW (About 371); VIC (About 370). 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