1989
Busiest manufacture year
About 92 still registered — about 32% of this model’s total.
How rare is a Mercedes-Benz 300CE?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Mercedes-Benz 300CE
291
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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5 manufacture years from 1988 to 1992. A few records outside this range are too small to publish reliably. 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
1992
Rarest for its year
About 19 still registered. Rarer than 98% of other 1992 vehicles still registered.
5
Build years still on the road
From 1988 to 1992, as at 31 Jan 2025.
VIC
Most registered in
About 76 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | About 8 | 2.7% | Not ranked |
| 1988 | About 65 | 22% | Rarer than 79% of other 1988 vehicles still registered |
| 1989 | About 92 | 32% | Rarer than 84% of other 1989 vehicles still registered |
| 1990 | About 60 | 21% | Rarer than 92% of other 1990 vehicles still registered |
| 1991 | About 44 | 15% | Rarer than 94% of other 1991 vehicles still registered |
| 1992 | About 19 | 6.5% | Rarer than 98% of other 1992 vehicles still registered |
| 2005 | About 3 | 1.0% | Not ranked |
How likely are you to spot one?
About 48,100 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Mercedes-Benz 300CE.
Spot a Mercedes-Benz 300CEUnder 1%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Mercedes-Benz 300CE vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.
Up about 137% since 2021
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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 123 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 110 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 100 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 86 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 291 |
Age profile of Mercedes-Benz 300CE 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 75 |
| VIC | About 76 |
| QLD | About 65 |
| WA | About 35 |
| SA | About 36 |
| TAS | About 6 |
| ACT | About 9 |
| NT | Not published |
How matching cars are powered
How this model is powered, across all years where BITRE publishes it.
- PetrolAbout 290 registered
- DieselAbout 3 registered
Questions about the Mercedes-Benz 300CE
- Which build year of the Mercedes-Benz 300CE has the most still registered?
- 1989 — About 92 still registered in Australia.
- Which Mercedes-Benz 300CE year is rarest for its age?
- 1992 — About 19 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 98% of other 1992 vehicles still registered.
- What share of all Mercedes-Benz vehicles still registered is the 300CE?
- under 0.1% — about 291 of about 521,000 Mercedes-Benz vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Mercedes-Benz 300CE vehicles still registered made in?
- 5 manufacture years from 1988 to 1992.
- Which states have the most registered?
- VIC (About 76); NSW (About 75). 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