1983
Busiest manufacture year
About 40 still registered — about 31% of this model’s total.
How rare is a Mercedes-Benz 380SEC?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Mercedes-Benz 380SEC
130
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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4 manufacture years from 1982 to 1985. 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
1984
Rarest for its year
About 27 still registered. Rarer than 90% of other 1984 vehicles still registered.
4
Build years still on the road
From 1982 to 1985, as at 31 Jan 2025.
QLD
Most registered in
About 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | About 30 | 23% | Rarer than 87% of other 1982 vehicles still registered |
| 1983 | About 40 | 31% | Rarer than 80% of other 1983 vehicles still registered |
| 1984 | About 27 | 21% | Rarer than 90% of other 1984 vehicles still registered |
| 1985 | About 33 | 25% | Rarer than 89% of other 1985 vehicles still registered |
How likely are you to spot one?
About 108,000 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Mercedes-Benz 380SEC.
Spot a Mercedes-Benz 380SECUnder 1%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Mercedes-Benz 380SEC 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 63 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 64 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 64 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 60 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 130 |
Age profile of Mercedes-Benz 380SEC 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
State figures here are from a different BITRE table than the headline count. They can sum above the national “About” number — do not read these bars as a breakdown of that total.
NSW
VIC
QLD
WA
SA
TAS
ACT
NT
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| State | Still registered |
|---|---|
| NSW | About 24 |
| VIC | About 24 |
| QLD | About 35 |
| WA | About 22 |
| SA | About 20 |
| TAS | About 3 |
| ACT | About 6 |
| NT | About 3 |
Questions about the Mercedes-Benz 380SEC
- Which build year of the Mercedes-Benz 380SEC has the most still registered?
- 1983 — About 40 still registered in Australia.
- Which Mercedes-Benz 380SEC year is rarest for its age?
- 1984 — About 27 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 90% of other 1984 vehicles still registered.
- What share of all Mercedes-Benz vehicles still registered is the 380SEC?
- under 0.1% — about 130 of about 521,000 Mercedes-Benz vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Mercedes-Benz 380SEC vehicles still registered made in?
- 4 manufacture years from 1982 to 1985.
- Which states have the most registered?
- QLD (About 35); NSW (About 24). 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