16%
Versus the busiest ML280 year
2006 has about 16% as many still registered as 2007 (about 359).

2006 Mercedes-Benz ML280
58
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 58 Mercedes-Benz ML280 vehicles made in 2006 were still registered in Australia on 31 January 2025. Cars made in 2006 are 7.4% of every Mercedes-Benz ML280 still registered (about 779 across all years). By count, 2006 ranks 4th of 5 build years for the ML280. The busiest year is 2007 (about 359 still registered); 2006 has about 16% as many. That is about 1833% more than 1996. On 31 January 2021 there were about 89 — down about 35% since. Rarer than 99% of other 2006 vehicles still registered.
Still registered on Aussie roads · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
16%
Versus the busiest ML280 year
2006 has about 16% as many still registered as 2007 (about 359).
7.4%
Share of this ML280 fleet
About 58 of about 779 ML280 vehicles still registered, all years together.
40%
Registered in VIC
About 23 of about 58 are registered in VIC. State figures come from a separate BITRE table, so they can differ slightly from the national count.
Down 35%
Since January 2021
About 89 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 89 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 82 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 77 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 69 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 58 |
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 ML280, with your year highlighted. Tap a bar for its count.
| Year made | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1996 | About 3 |
| 2006 | About 58 |
| 2007 | About 359 |
| 2008 | About 161 |
| 2009 | About 198 |
Where these still-registered vehicles are recorded by state/territory
Tap a bar for its count.
| State | Still registered |
|---|---|
| NSW | About 9 |
| VIC | About 23 |
| QLD | About 8 |
| WA | About 7 |
| SA | About 8 |
| TAS | About 3 |
| ACT | About 3 |
| 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 241,000 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a 2006 Mercedes-Benz ML280.
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