5%
Versus the busiest S500 year
1997 has about 5% as many still registered as 2006 (about 205).
How rare is a 1997 Mercedes-Benz S500?
1997 Mercedes-Benz S500
10
still registered in Oz
Small counts are adjusted by BITRE; treat as approximate.
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About 10 Mercedes-Benz S500 vehicles made in 1997 were still registered in Australia on 31 January 2025. Small counts are rounded by BITRE, so treat this as approximate. Cars made in 1997 are 0.8% of every Mercedes-Benz S500 still registered (about 1,240 across all years). By count, 1997 ranks 26th of 29 build years for the S500. The busiest year is 2006 (about 205 still registered); 1997 has about 5% as many. That is about 58% fewer than 1996.
At a glance
Still registered on Aussie roads · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
0.8%
Share of this S500 fleet
About 10 of about 1,240 S500 vehicles still registered, all years together.
Still registered, year by year: 1997 Mercedes-Benz S500
A year-by-year picture isn’t published for this car.
1997 Mercedes-Benz S500 vs peak and average years
Below the average manufacture year for this model — tap bars for counts.
1997 S500
Peak year (2006)
Average manufacture year
Still registered counts for this model · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
S500 manufacture years by registered count
Manufacture years for the S500, with your year highlighted. Tap a bar for its count.
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| Year made | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1992 | About 16 |
| 1993 | About 13 |
| 1994 | About 25 |
| 1995 | About 22 |
| 1996 | About 24 |
| 1997 | About 10 |
| 1998 | About 9 |
| 1999 | About 48 |
| 2000 | About 50 |
| 2001 | About 50 |
| 2002 | About 42 |
| 2003 | About 38 |
| 2004 | About 27 |
| 2005 | About 27 |
| 2006 | About 205 |
| 2007 | About 62 |
| 2008 | About 55 |
| 2009 | About 20 |
| 2010 | About 34 |
| 2011 | About 33 |
| 2012 | About 12 |
| 2013 | About 58 |
| 2014 | About 87 |
| 2015 | About 113 |
| 2016 | About 87 |
| 2017 | About 48 |
| 2018 | About 15 |
| 2019 | About 4 |
| 2020 | About 3 |
1997 Mercedes-Benz S500 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 3 |
| VIC | About 4 |
| QLD | About 3 |
| WA | Not published |
| SA | Not published |
| 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.
Power / fuel
All years of this model.
- PetrolAbout 1,230 registered
- HybridAbout 4 registered
- LPG / AutogasAbout 3 registered
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Questions about the 1997 Mercedes-Benz S500
- How does 1997 rank among S500 build years?
- 26th of 29 build years by count. About 10 still registered in Australia. Small counts are adjusted by BITRE; treat as approximate.
- How many S500 vehicles still registered were made in 1997?
- 0.8% — about 10 of about 1,240 across all years.
- Which manufacture year has the most S500 still registered?
- 2006. The model page has every build year side by side.
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