51%
Versus the busiest C55 year
2004 has about 51% as many still registered as 2005 (about 59).

2004 Mercedes-Benz C55
30
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 30 Mercedes-Benz C55 vehicles made in 2004 were still registered in Australia on 31 January 2025. Cars made in 2004 are 28% of every Mercedes-Benz C55 still registered (about 107 across all years). By count, 2004 ranks 2nd of 3 build years for the C55. The busiest year is 2005 (about 59 still registered); 2004 has about 51% as many. On 31 January 2021 there were about 34 — down about 12% since. Rarer than 99% of other 2004 vehicles still registered.
Still registered on Aussie roads · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
51%
Versus the busiest C55 year
2004 has about 51% as many still registered as 2005 (about 59).
28%
Share of this C55 fleet
About 30 of about 107 C55 vehicles still registered, all years together.
33%
Registered in NSW
About 10 of about 30 are registered in NSW. State figures come from a separate BITRE table, so they can differ slightly from the national count.
Down 12%
Since January 2021
About 34 were still registered on 31 Jan 2021.
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.
| Date | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2021 | About 34 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 33 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 31 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 32 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 30 |
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 C55, with your year highlighted. Tap a bar for its count.
| Year made | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 2004 | About 30 |
| 2005 | About 59 |
| 2006 | About 18 |
Where these still-registered vehicles are recorded by state/territory
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| State | Still registered |
|---|---|
| NSW | About 10 |
| VIC | About 9 |
| QLD | About 3 |
| WA | About 3 |
| SA | About 3 |
| TAS | Not published |
| ACT | Not published |
| NT | Not 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 466,000 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a 2004 Mercedes-Benz C55.
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