1989
Busiest manufacture year
About 76 still registered — about 24% of this model’s total.
How rare is a Mercedes-Benz 300SE?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Mercedes-Benz 300SE
318
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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6 manufacture years from 1986 to 1991. 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
1991
Rarest for its year
About 27 still registered. Rarer than 97% of other 1991 vehicles still registered.
6
Build years still on the road
From 1986 to 1991, as at 31 Jan 2025.
VIC
Most registered in
About 71 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | About 3 | 0.9% | Not ranked |
| 1986 | About 40 | 13% | Rarer than 82% of other 1986 vehicles still registered |
| 1987 | About 56 | 18% | Rarer than 73% of other 1987 vehicles still registered |
| 1988 | About 65 | 20% | Rarer than 79% of other 1988 vehicles still registered |
| 1989 | About 76 | 24% | Rarer than 88% of other 1989 vehicles still registered |
| 1990 | About 45 | 14% | Rarer than 95% of other 1990 vehicles still registered |
| 1991 | About 27 | 8.5% | Rarer than 97% of other 1991 vehicles still registered |
| 1995 | About 3 | 0.9% | Not ranked |
| 2006 | About 3 | 0.9% | Not ranked |
How likely are you to spot one?
About 44,000 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Mercedes-Benz 300SE.
Spot a Mercedes-Benz 300SEUnder 1%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Mercedes-Benz 300SE vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.
Up about 143% 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 131 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 119 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 107 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 106 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 318 |
Age profile of Mercedes-Benz 300SE 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 51 |
| VIC | About 71 |
| QLD | About 68 |
| WA | About 64 |
| SA | About 40 |
| TAS | About 17 |
| ACT | About 6 |
| NT | Not published |
How matching cars are powered
How this model is powered, across all years where BITRE publishes it.
- PetrolAbout 309 registered
- Other / unknownAbout 3 registered
Questions about the Mercedes-Benz 300SE
- Which build year of the Mercedes-Benz 300SE has the most still registered?
- 1989 — About 76 still registered in Australia.
- Which Mercedes-Benz 300SE year is rarest for its age?
- 1991 — About 27 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 97% of other 1991 vehicles still registered.
- What share of all Mercedes-Benz vehicles still registered is the 300SE?
- under 0.1% — about 318 of about 521,000 Mercedes-Benz vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Mercedes-Benz 300SE vehicles still registered made in?
- 6 manufacture years from 1986 to 1991.
- Which states have the most registered?
- VIC (About 71); QLD (About 68). 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