1990
Busiest manufacture year
About 82 still registered — about 23% of this model’s total.
How rare is a Mercedes-Benz 300E?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Mercedes-Benz 300E
358
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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8 manufacture years from 1986 to 1993. 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
1993
Rarest for its year
About 20 still registered. Rarer than 98% of other 1993 vehicles still registered.
8
Build years still on the road
From 1986 to 1993, as at 31 Jan 2025.
VIC
Most registered in
About 108 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | About 31 | 8.7% | Rarer than 88% of other 1986 vehicles still registered |
| 1987 | About 44 | 12% | Rarer than 78% of other 1987 vehicles still registered |
| 1988 | About 40 | 11% | Rarer than 87% of other 1988 vehicles still registered |
| 1989 | About 73 | 20% | Rarer than 88% of other 1989 vehicles still registered |
| 1990 | About 82 | 23% | Rarer than 88% of other 1990 vehicles still registered |
| 1991 | About 43 | 12% | Rarer than 94% of other 1991 vehicles still registered |
| 1992 | About 22 | 6.1% | Rarer than 98% of other 1992 vehicles still registered |
| 1993 | About 20 | 5.6% | Rarer than 98% of other 1993 vehicles still registered |
| 2002 | About 3 | 0.8% | Not ranked |
How likely are you to spot one?
About 39,100 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Mercedes-Benz 300E.
Spot a Mercedes-Benz 300EUnder 1%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Mercedes-Benz 300E vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.
Down about 42% 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 617 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 553 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 495 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 467 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 358 |
Age profile of Mercedes-Benz 300E 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 85 |
| VIC | About 108 |
| QLD | About 67 |
| WA | About 43 |
| SA | About 37 |
| TAS | About 6 |
| ACT | About 3 |
| NT | Not published |
How matching cars are powered
How this model is powered, across all years where BITRE publishes it.
- PetrolAbout 354 registered
- LPG / AutogasAbout 3 registered
Questions about the Mercedes-Benz 300E
- Which build year of the Mercedes-Benz 300E has the most still registered?
- 1990 — About 82 still registered in Australia.
- Which Mercedes-Benz 300E year is rarest for its age?
- 1993 — About 20 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 98% of other 1993 vehicles still registered.
- What share of all Mercedes-Benz vehicles still registered is the 300E?
- under 0.1% — about 358 of about 521,000 Mercedes-Benz vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Mercedes-Benz 300E vehicles still registered made in?
- 8 manufacture years from 1986 to 1993.
- Which states have the most registered?
- VIC (About 108); NSW (About 85). 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