13%
Versus the busiest ML500 year
2009 has about 13% as many still registered as 2013 (about 227).
How rare is a 2009 Mercedes-Benz ML500?
2009 Mercedes-Benz ML500
30
still registered in Oz
Very rare
Rarer than 99% of cars still registered
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Rarity here means how many are still registered today — not how many were built.
About 30 Mercedes-Benz ML500 vehicles made in 2009 were still registered in Australia on 31 January 2025. Cars made in 2009 are 2.1% of every Mercedes-Benz ML500 still registered (about 1,420 across all years). By count, 2009 ranks 14th of 15 build years for the ML500. The busiest year is 2013 (about 227 still registered); 2009 has about 13% as many. That is about 59% fewer than 2008. On 31 January 2021 there were about 33 — down about 9% since. Rarer than 99% of other 2009 vehicles still registered.
At a glance
Still registered on Aussie roads · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
2.1%
Share of this ML500 fleet
About 30 of about 1,420 ML500 vehicles still registered, all years together.
33%
Registered in VIC
About 10 of about 30 are registered in VIC. State figures come from a separate BITRE table, so they can differ slightly from the national count.
Down 9%
Since January 2021
About 33 were still registered on 31 Jan 2021.
Still registered, year by year: 2009 Mercedes-Benz ML500
How many of this exact car were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025). Not new sales in those calendar years.
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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 33 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 32 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 30 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 29 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 30 |
2009 Mercedes-Benz ML500 vs peak and average years
Below the average manufacture year for this model — tap bars for counts.
2009 ML500
Peak year (2013)
Average manufacture year
Still registered counts for this model · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
ML500 manufacture years by registered count
Manufacture years for the ML500, with your year highlighted. Tap a bar for its count.
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| Year made | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 2001 | About 32 |
| 2002 | About 148 |
| 2003 | About 118 |
| 2004 | About 51 |
| 2005 | About 153 |
| 2006 | About 144 |
| 2007 | About 108 |
| 2008 | About 73 |
| 2009 | About 30 |
| 2010 | About 34 |
| 2011 | About 17 |
| 2012 | About 66 |
| 2013 | About 227 |
| 2014 | About 163 |
| 2015 | About 51 |
2009 Mercedes-Benz ML500 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 7 |
| VIC | About 10 |
| QLD | About 3 |
| WA | About 6 |
| SA | About 4 |
| TAS | Not published |
| ACT | Not published |
| NT | Not published |
Most common colour: Silver
Victorian registrations of this model, all years. National colour isn’t published.
Power / fuel
All years of this model.
- PetrolAbout 1,410 registered
- LPG / AutogasAbout 5 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 466,000 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a 2009 Mercedes-Benz ML500.
Spot a 2009 Mercedes-Benz ML500Under 1%
Spot any Mercedes-Benz ML500, any yearAbout 3%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Questions about the 2009 Mercedes-Benz ML500
- How does 2009 rank among ML500 build years?
- 14th of 15 build years by count. About 30 still registered in Australia.
- How many ML500 vehicles still registered were made in 2009?
- 2.1% — about 30 of about 1,420 across all years.
- How rare is it among all 2009 cars still registered?
- Rarer than 99% of other 2009 vehicles still registered.
- Which manufacture year has the most ML500 still registered?
- 2013. The model page has every build year side by side.
- Which states have the most registered?
- VIC (About 10); NSW (About 7). 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