1989
Busiest manufacture year
About 52 still registered — about 73% of this model’s total.
How rare is a Mercedes-Benz 260E?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Mercedes-Benz 260E
71
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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3 manufacture years from 1988 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
1988
Rarest for its year
About 16 still registered. Rarer than 97% of other 1988 vehicles still registered.
3
Build years still on the road
From 1988 to 1990, as at 31 Jan 2025.
VIC
Most registered in
About 20 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 197,000 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Mercedes-Benz 260E.
Spot a Mercedes-Benz 260EUnder 1%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Mercedes-Benz 260E 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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| Date | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2021 | About 233 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 197 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 183 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 158 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 71 |
Age profile of Mercedes-Benz 260E 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 13 |
| VIC | About 20 |
| QLD | About 18 |
| WA | About 8 |
| SA | About 6 |
| TAS | About 4 |
| ACT | Not published |
| NT | Not published |
Questions about the Mercedes-Benz 260E
- Which build year of the Mercedes-Benz 260E has the most still registered?
- 1989 — About 52 still registered in Australia.
- Which Mercedes-Benz 260E year is rarest for its age?
- 1988 — About 16 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 97% of other 1988 vehicles still registered.
- What share of all Mercedes-Benz vehicles still registered is the 260E?
- under 0.1% — about 71 of about 521,000 Mercedes-Benz vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Mercedes-Benz 260E vehicles still registered made in?
- 3 manufacture years from 1988 to 1990.
- Which states have the most registered?
- VIC (About 20); QLD (About 18). 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