1980
Busiest manufacture year
About 15 still registered — about 63% of this model’s total.
How rare is a Mercedes-Benz 450SLC?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Mercedes-Benz 450SLC
24
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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4 manufacture years from 1974 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
1980
Rarest for its year
About 15 still registered. Rarer than 96% of other 1980 vehicles still registered.
4
Build years still on the road
From 1974 to 1980, as at 31 Jan 2025.
QLD
Most registered in
About 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | About 3 | 13% | Not ranked |
| 1976 | About 3 | 13% | Not ranked |
| 1977 | About 3 | 13% | Not ranked |
| 1980 | About 15 | 63% | Rarer than 96% of other 1980 vehicles still registered |
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 583,000 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Mercedes-Benz 450SLC.
Spot a Mercedes-Benz 450SLCUnder 1%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Mercedes-Benz 450SLC 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 69 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 72 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 71 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 71 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 24 |
Age profile of Mercedes-Benz 450SLC 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 5 |
| VIC | Not published |
| QLD | About 8 |
| WA | Not published |
| SA | About 3 |
| TAS | Not published |
| ACT | Not published |
| NT | About 3 |
Questions about the Mercedes-Benz 450SLC
- Which build year of the Mercedes-Benz 450SLC has the most still registered?
- 1980 — About 15 still registered in Australia.
- Which Mercedes-Benz 450SLC year is rarest for its age?
- 1980 — About 15 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 96% of other 1980 vehicles still registered.
- What share of all Mercedes-Benz vehicles still registered is the 450SLC?
- under 0.1% — about 24 of about 521,000 Mercedes-Benz vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Mercedes-Benz 450SLC vehicles still registered made in?
- 4 manufacture years from 1974 to 1980.
- Which states have the most registered?
- QLD (About 8); NSW (About 5). 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