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How rare is a Mercedes-Benz 300SL?

Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025

Mercedes-Benz 300SL

Mercedes-Benz 300SL

25

still registered in Oz

<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia

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Mercedes-Benz 300SL

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4 manufacture years from 1990 to 1993. 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

Busiest manufacture year

About 13 still registered — about 52% of this model’s total.

1992

Rarest for its year

About 13 still registered. Rarer than 99% of other 1992 vehicles still registered.

4

Build years still on the road

From 1990 to 1993, as at 31 Jan 2025.

NSW

Most registered in

About 9 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.

YearStill registeredShare of modelRarity for its year
1990About 624%Not ranked
1991About 312%Not ranked
1992About 1352%Rarer than 99% of other 1992 vehicles still registered
1993About 312%Not ranked

How likely are you to spot one?

About 559,000 cars

Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Mercedes-Benz 300SL.

Spot a Mercedes-Benz 300SLUnder 1%

A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.

Still registered, year by year

How many Mercedes-Benz 300SL vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.

Registered count 2021 to 202501325··20212022202320242025

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BITRE snapshots. Later releases can revise earlier years. Pre-2021 figures are not on this chart.

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Registration trend 2021–2025
DateStill registered
31 Jan 2021About 3
31 Jan 2022About 6
31 Jan 2023Not published
31 Jan 2024Not published
31 Jan 2025About 25

Age profile of Mercedes-Benz 300SL still registered

By year of manufacture as recorded on the registry. Very small counts are rounded or withheld.

Year of manufacture histogram1990: About 6 registered19901991: About 3 registered19911992: About 13 registered19921993: About 3 registered1993

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 registration counts
StateStill registered
NSWAbout 9
VICAbout 7
QLDAbout 4
WANot published
SAAbout 3
TASNot published
ACTNot published
NTNot published

Questions about the Mercedes-Benz 300SL

Which build year of the Mercedes-Benz 300SL has the most still registered?
1992 — About 13 still registered in Australia.
Which Mercedes-Benz 300SL year is rarest for its age?
1992 — About 13 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 99% of other 1992 vehicles still registered.
What share of all Mercedes-Benz vehicles still registered is the 300SL?
under 0.1% — about 25 of about 521,000 Mercedes-Benz vehicles, all years together.
Which years were the Mercedes-Benz 300SL vehicles still registered made in?
4 manufacture years from 1990 to 1993.
Which states have the most registered?
NSW (About 9); VIC (About 7). 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