83%
Versus the busiest E53 year
2018 has about 83% as many still registered as 2019 (about 156).

2018 Mercedes-Benz E53
129
still registered in Oz
Very rare
Rarer than 98% of cars still registered
Rarity here means how many are still registered today — not how many were built.
About 129 Mercedes-Benz E53 vehicles made in 2018 were still registered in Australia on 31 January 2025. Cars made in 2018 are 21% of every Mercedes-Benz E53 still registered (about 611 across all years). By count, 2018 ranks 3rd of 6 build years for the E53. The busiest year is 2019 (about 156 still registered); 2018 has about 83% as many. Rarer than 99% of other 2018 vehicles still registered.
Still registered on Aussie roads · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
83%
Versus the busiest E53 year
2018 has about 83% as many still registered as 2019 (about 156).
21%
Share of this E53 fleet
About 129 of about 611 E53 vehicles still registered, all years together.
36%
Registered in NSW
About 46 of about 129 are registered in NSW. State figures come from a separate BITRE table, so they can differ slightly from the national count.
How many of this exact car were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025). Not new sales in those calendar years.
About the same since 2021
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 127 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 124 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 124 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 122 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 129 |
Above 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 E53, with your year highlighted. Tap a bar for its count.
| Year made | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 2018 | About 129 |
| 2019 | About 156 |
| 2020 | About 41 |
| 2021 | About 140 |
| 2022 | About 120 |
| 2023 | About 25 |
Where these still-registered vehicles are recorded by state/territory
Tap a bar for its count.
| State | Still registered |
|---|---|
| NSW | About 46 |
| VIC | About 43 |
| QLD | About 23 |
| WA | About 4 |
| SA | About 10 |
| TAS | Not published |
| ACT | Not published |
| NT | Not published |
Most common colour: Black
Victorian registrations of this model, all years. National colour isn’t published.
This year of manufacture.
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 108,000 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a 2018 Mercedes-Benz E53.
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