1979
Busiest manufacture year
About 83 still registered — about 18% of this model’s total.
How rare is a Mercedes-Benz 450?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Mercedes-Benz 450
451
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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8 manufacture years from 1973 to 1980. 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
1973
Rarest for its year
About 31 still registered. Rarer than 92% of other 1973 vehicles still registered.
8
Build years still on the road
From 1973 to 1980, as at 31 Jan 2025.
QLD
Most registered in
About 120 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | About 5 | 1.1% | Not ranked |
| 1973 | About 31 | 6.9% | Rarer than 92% of other 1973 vehicles still registered |
| 1974 | About 61 | 14% | Rarer than 83% of other 1974 vehicles still registered |
| 1975 | About 27 | 6.0% | Rarer than 91% of other 1975 vehicles still registered |
| 1976 | About 67 | 15% | Rarer than 84% of other 1976 vehicles still registered |
| 1977 | About 79 | 18% | Rarer than 82% of other 1977 vehicles still registered |
| 1978 | About 74 | 16% | Rarer than 82% of other 1978 vehicles still registered |
| 1979 | About 83 | 18% | Rarer than 80% of other 1979 vehicles still registered |
| 1980 | About 24 | 5.3% | Rarer than 90% of other 1980 vehicles still registered |
How likely are you to spot one?
About 31,000 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Mercedes-Benz 450.
Spot a Mercedes-Benz 450About 1%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Mercedes-Benz 450 vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.
Up about 68% 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 268 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 262 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 261 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 247 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 451 |
Age profile of Mercedes-Benz 450 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 100 |
| QLD | About 120 |
| WA | About 39 |
| SA | About 93 |
| TAS | About 9 |
| ACT | About 16 |
| NT | Not published |
How matching cars are powered
How this model is powered, across all years where BITRE publishes it.
- PetrolAbout 448 registered
- LPG / AutogasAbout 8 registered
Questions about the Mercedes-Benz 450
- Which build year of the Mercedes-Benz 450 has the most still registered?
- 1979 — About 83 still registered in Australia.
- Which Mercedes-Benz 450 year is rarest for its age?
- 1973 — About 31 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 92% of other 1973 vehicles still registered.
- What share of all Mercedes-Benz vehicles still registered is the 450?
- under 0.1% — about 451 of about 521,000 Mercedes-Benz vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Mercedes-Benz 450 vehicles still registered made in?
- 8 manufacture years from 1973 to 1980.
- Which states have the most registered?
- QLD (About 120); VIC (About 100). 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