1981
Busiest manufacture year
About 19 still registered — about 19% of this model’s total.
How rare is a Mercedes-Benz 240?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Mercedes-Benz 240
100
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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11 manufacture years from 1974 to 1990. Year of manufacture as recorded on the registry — not model year or compliance plate.
At a glance
Still registered on Aussie roads · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
1975
Rarest for its year
About 11 still registered. Rarer than 99% of other 1975 vehicles still registered.
11
Build years still on the road
From 1974 to 1990, as at 31 Jan 2025.
QLD
Most registered in
About 31 registered there. State figures come from a separate BITRE table, so they can differ slightly from the national count.
By year of manufacture
Each row is a year of manufacture as recorded on the registry. Open a year for history, state split, and rarity.
| Year | Still registered | Share of model | Rarity for its year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | About 13 | 13% | Rarer than 97% of other 1974 vehicles still registered |
| 1975 | About 11 | 11% | Rarer than 99% of other 1975 vehicles still registered |
| 1976 | About 12 | 12% | Rarer than 98% of other 1976 vehicles still registered |
| 1977 | About 3 | 3.0% | Not ranked |
| 1978 | About 3 | 3.0% | Not ranked |
| 1979 | About 3 | 3.0% | Not ranked |
| 1980 | About 13 | 13% | Rarer than 98% of other 1980 vehicles still registered |
| 1981 | About 19 | 19% | Rarer than 93% of other 1981 vehicles still registered |
| 1983 | About 3 | 3.0% | Not ranked |
| 1985 | About 3 | 3.0% | Not ranked |
| 1990 | About 17 | 17% | Rarer than 99% of other 1990 vehicles still registered |
Years that aren’t listed have fewer than 3 still registered, so BITRE doesn’t publish a count.
How likely are you to spot one?
About 140,000 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Mercedes-Benz 240.
Spot a Mercedes-Benz 240Under 1%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Mercedes-Benz 240 vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those 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 72 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 71 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 78 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 81 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 100 |
Age profile of Mercedes-Benz 240 still registered
By year of manufacture as recorded on the registry. Very small counts are rounded or withheld.
Where they’re registered (state/territory)
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 14 |
| VIC | About 16 |
| QLD | About 31 |
| WA | About 7 |
| SA | About 13 |
| TAS | About 6 |
| ACT | About 3 |
| NT | About 3 |
How matching cars are powered
How this model is powered, across all years where BITRE publishes it.
- PetrolAbout 13 registered
- DieselAbout 82 registered
Questions about the Mercedes-Benz 240
- Which build year of the Mercedes-Benz 240 has the most still registered?
- 1981 — About 19 still registered in Australia.
- Which Mercedes-Benz 240 year is rarest for its age?
- 1975 — About 11 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 99% of other 1975 vehicles still registered.
- What share of all Mercedes-Benz vehicles still registered is the 240?
- under 0.1% — about 100 of about 521,000 Mercedes-Benz vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Mercedes-Benz 240 vehicles still registered made in?
- 11 manufacture years from 1974 to 1990.
- Which states have the most registered?
- QLD (About 31); VIC (About 16). State figures come from a separate BITRE table, so they can differ slightly from the national count.
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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