1990
Busiest manufacture year
About 84 still registered — about 18% of this model’s total.
How rare is a Mercedes-Benz 500SL?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Mercedes-Benz 500SL
458
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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9 manufacture years from 1990 to 1998. 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
1998
Rarest for its year
About 19 still registered. Rarer than 99% of other 1998 vehicles still registered.
9
Build years still on the road
From 1990 to 1998, as at 31 Jan 2025.
VIC
Most registered in
About 139 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | About 10 | 2.2% | Not ranked |
| 1990 | About 84 | 18% | Rarer than 87% of other 1990 vehicles still registered |
| 1991 | About 69 | 15% | Rarer than 91% of other 1991 vehicles still registered |
| 1992 | About 61 | 13% | Rarer than 93% of other 1992 vehicles still registered |
| 1993 | About 36 | 7.9% | Rarer than 96% of other 1993 vehicles still registered |
| 1994 | About 38 | 8.3% | Rarer than 97% of other 1994 vehicles still registered |
| 1995 | About 43 | 9.4% | Rarer than 96% of other 1995 vehicles still registered |
| 1996 | About 55 | 12% | Rarer than 96% of other 1996 vehicles still registered |
| 1997 | About 34 | 7.4% | Rarer than 98% of other 1997 vehicles still registered |
| 1998 | About 19 | 4.1% | Rarer than 99% of other 1998 vehicles still registered |
| 1999 | About 3 | 0.7% | Not ranked |
| 2002 | About 3 | 0.7% | Not ranked |
| 2008 | About 3 | 0.7% | Not ranked |
How likely are you to spot one?
About 30,500 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Mercedes-Benz 500SL.
Spot a Mercedes-Benz 500SLAbout 1%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Mercedes-Benz 500SL vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.
Up about 157% since 2021
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| Date | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2021 | About 178 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 181 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 161 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 159 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 458 |
Age profile of Mercedes-Benz 500SL 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 96 |
| VIC | About 139 |
| QLD | About 94 |
| WA | About 75 |
| SA | About 37 |
| TAS | About 9 |
| ACT | About 6 |
| NT | About 3 |
Questions about the Mercedes-Benz 500SL
- Which build year of the Mercedes-Benz 500SL has the most still registered?
- 1990 — About 84 still registered in Australia.
- Which Mercedes-Benz 500SL year is rarest for its age?
- 1998 — About 19 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 99% of other 1998 vehicles still registered.
- What share of all Mercedes-Benz vehicles still registered is the 500SL?
- under 0.1% — about 458 of about 521,000 Mercedes-Benz vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Mercedes-Benz 500SL vehicles still registered made in?
- 9 manufacture years from 1990 to 1998.
- Which states have the most registered?
- VIC (About 139); NSW (About 96). 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