45%
Versus the busiest ML280 year
2008 has about 45% as many still registered as 2007 (about 359).
How rare is a 2008 Mercedes-Benz ML280?
2008 Mercedes-Benz ML280
161
still registered in Oz
Very rare
Rarer than 98% of cars still registered
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Rarity here means how many are still registered today — not how many were built.
About 161 Mercedes-Benz ML280 vehicles made in 2008 were still registered in Australia on 31 January 2025. Cars made in 2008 are 21% of every Mercedes-Benz ML280 still registered (about 779 across all years). By count, 2008 ranks 3rd of 5 build years for the ML280. The busiest year is 2007 (about 359 still registered); 2008 has about 45% as many. That is about 55% fewer than 2007. On 31 January 2021 there were about 204 — down about 21% since. Rarer than 98% of other 2008 vehicles still registered.
At a glance
Still registered on Aussie roads · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
21%
Share of this ML280 fleet
About 161 of about 779 ML280 vehicles still registered, all years together.
34%
Registered in VIC
About 55 of about 161 are registered in VIC. State figures come from a separate BITRE table, so they can differ slightly from the national count.
Down 21%
Since January 2021
About 204 were still registered on 31 Jan 2021.
Still registered, year by year: 2008 Mercedes-Benz ML280
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 21% since 2021
Tap a point for its count.
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 204 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 196 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 191 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 180 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 161 |
2008 Mercedes-Benz ML280 vs peak and average years
Above the average manufacture year for this model — tap bars for counts.
2008 ML280
Peak year (2007)
Average manufacture year
Still registered counts for this model · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
ML280 manufacture years by registered count
Manufacture years for the ML280, with your year highlighted. Tap a bar for its count.
You
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| Year made | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1996 | About 3 |
| 2006 | About 58 |
| 2007 | About 359 |
| 2008 | About 161 |
| 2009 | About 198 |
2008 Mercedes-Benz ML280 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 31 |
| VIC | About 55 |
| QLD | About 17 |
| WA | About 32 |
| SA | About 20 |
| TAS | About 4 |
| 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 86,900 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a 2008 Mercedes-Benz ML280.
Spot a 2008 Mercedes-Benz ML280Under 1%
Spot any Mercedes-Benz ML280, any yearAbout 2%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Questions about the 2008 Mercedes-Benz ML280
- How does 2008 rank among ML280 build years?
- 3rd of 5 build years by count. About 161 still registered in Australia.
- How many ML280 vehicles still registered were made in 2008?
- 21% — about 161 of about 779 across all years.
- How rare is it among all 2008 cars still registered?
- Rarer than 98% of other 2008 vehicles still registered.
- Which manufacture year has the most ML280 still registered?
- 2007. The model page has every build year side by side.
- Which states have the most registered?
- VIC (About 55); WA (About 32). 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