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How rare is a Mercedes-Benz 560?

Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025

Mercedes-Benz 560

Mercedes-Benz 560

36

still registered in Oz

<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia

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Mercedes-Benz 560

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6 manufacture years from 1983 to 1989. 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

1987

Busiest manufacture year

About 10 still registered — about 28% of this model’s total.

6

Build years still on the road

From 1983 to 1989, as at 31 Jan 2025.

QLD

Most registered in

About 10 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.

YearStill registeredShare of modelRarity for its year
1983About 38.3%Not ranked
1985About 38.3%Not ranked
1986About 822%Not ranked
1987About 1028%Not ranked
1988About 925%Not ranked
1989About 38.3%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 389,000 cars

Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Mercedes-Benz 560.

Spot a Mercedes-Benz 560Under 1%

A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.

Still registered, year by year

How many Mercedes-Benz 560 vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.

Registered count 2021 to 2025010020020212022202320242025

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BITRE snapshots. Later releases can revise earlier years. Pre-2021 figures are not on this chart.

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Registration trend 2021–2025
DateStill registered
31 Jan 2021About 149
31 Jan 2022About 138
31 Jan 2023About 137
31 Jan 2024About 130
31 Jan 2025About 36

Age profile of Mercedes-Benz 560 still registered

By year of manufacture as recorded on the registry. Very small counts are rounded or withheld.

Year of manufacture histogram1983: About 3 registered19831985: About 3 registered19851986: About 8 registered19861987: About 10 registered19871988: About 9 registered19881989: About 3 registered1989

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 registration counts
StateStill registered
NSWAbout 6
VICAbout 6
QLDAbout 10
WAAbout 3
SAAbout 3
TASNot published
ACTNot published
NTNot published

Questions about the Mercedes-Benz 560

Which build year of the Mercedes-Benz 560 has the most still registered?
1987 — About 10 still registered in Australia. Small counts are adjusted by BITRE; treat as approximate.
What share of all Mercedes-Benz vehicles still registered is the 560?
under 0.1% — about 36 of about 521,000 Mercedes-Benz vehicles, all years together.
Which years were the Mercedes-Benz 560 vehicles still registered made in?
6 manufacture years from 1983 to 1989.
Which states have the most registered?
QLD (About 10); NSW (About 6). 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