1980
Busiest manufacture year
About 7 still registered — about 44% of this model’s total.
How rare is a Mercedes-Benz 450SL?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Mercedes-Benz 450SL
16
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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4 manufacture years from 1972 to 1980. 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
4
Build years still on the road
From 1972 to 1980, as at 31 Jan 2025.
QLD
Most registered in
About 6 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 3 | 19% | Not ranked |
| 1973 | About 3 | 19% | Not ranked |
| 1979 | About 3 | 19% | Not ranked |
| 1980 | About 7 | 44% | Not ranked |
Years that aren’t listed have fewer than 3 still registered, so BITRE doesn’t publish a count.
How likely are you to spot one?
About 874,000 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Mercedes-Benz 450SL.
Spot a Mercedes-Benz 450SLUnder 1%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
A year-by-year picture isn’t published for this car.
Age profile of Mercedes-Benz 450SL 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 | Not published |
| VIC | Not published |
| QLD | About 6 |
| WA | About 3 |
| SA | Not published |
| TAS | Not published |
| ACT | Not published |
| NT | Not published |
Questions about the Mercedes-Benz 450SL
- Which build year of the Mercedes-Benz 450SL has the most still registered?
- 1980 — About 7 still registered in Australia. Small counts are adjusted by BITRE; treat as approximate.
- What share of all Mercedes-Benz vehicles still registered is the 450SL?
- under 0.1% — about 16 of about 521,000 Mercedes-Benz vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Mercedes-Benz 450SL vehicles still registered made in?
- 4 manufacture years from 1972 to 1980.
- Which states have the most registered?
- QLD (About 6); WA (About 3). 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