1990
Busiest manufacture year
About 55 still registered — about 60% of this model’s total.
How rare is a Mercedes-Benz 260?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Mercedes-Benz 260
92
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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5 manufacture years from 1988 to 1992. 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
1989
Rarest for its year
About 26 still registered. Rarer than 96% of other 1989 vehicles still registered.
5
Build years still on the road
From 1988 to 1992, as at 31 Jan 2025.
VIC
Most registered in
About 36 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.
How likely are you to spot one?
About 152,000 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Mercedes-Benz 260.
Spot a Mercedes-Benz 260Under 1%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
A year-by-year picture isn’t published for this car.
Age profile of Mercedes-Benz 260 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 12 |
| VIC | About 36 |
| QLD | About 14 |
| WA | About 14 |
| SA | About 10 |
| TAS | About 3 |
| ACT | About 3 |
| NT | Not published |
Questions about the Mercedes-Benz 260
- Which build year of the Mercedes-Benz 260 has the most still registered?
- 1990 — About 55 still registered in Australia.
- Which Mercedes-Benz 260 year is rarest for its age?
- 1989 — About 26 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 96% of other 1989 vehicles still registered.
- What share of all Mercedes-Benz vehicles still registered is the 260?
- under 0.1% — about 92 of about 521,000 Mercedes-Benz vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Mercedes-Benz 260 vehicles still registered made in?
- 5 manufacture years from 1988 to 1992.
- Which states have the most registered?
- VIC (About 36); QLD (About 14). 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