2002
Busiest manufacture year
About 220 still registered — about 23% of this model’s total.
How rare is a Mercedes-Benz A160?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Mercedes-Benz A160
944
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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7 manufacture years from 1998 to 2004. 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.
7
Build years still on the road
From 1998 to 2004, as at 31 Jan 2025.
VIC
Most registered in
About 268 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | About 19 | 2.0% | Rarer than 99% of other 1998 vehicles still registered |
| 1999 | About 114 | 12% | Rarer than 96% of other 1999 vehicles still registered |
| 2000 | About 59 | 6.3% | Rarer than 98% of other 2000 vehicles still registered |
| 2001 | About 142 | 15% | Rarer than 96% of other 2001 vehicles still registered |
| 2002 | About 220 | 23% | Rarer than 95% of other 2002 vehicles still registered |
| 2003 | About 174 | 18% | Rarer than 97% of other 2003 vehicles still registered |
| 2004 | About 204 | 22% | Rarer than 97% of other 2004 vehicles still registered |
| 2005 | About 5 | 0.5% | Not ranked |
| 2006 | About 3 | 0.3% | Not ranked |
| 2007 | About 4 | 0.4% | Not ranked |
How likely are you to spot one?
About 14,800 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Mercedes-Benz A160.
Spot a Mercedes-Benz A160About 2%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Mercedes-Benz A160 vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.
Down about 52% 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 1,980 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 1,680 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 1,390 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 1,180 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 944 |
Age profile of Mercedes-Benz A160 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 238 |
| VIC | About 268 |
| QLD | About 152 |
| WA | About 120 |
| SA | About 101 |
| TAS | About 45 |
| ACT | About 19 |
| NT | Not published |
How matching cars are powered
How this model is powered, across all years where BITRE publishes it.
- PetrolAbout 938 registered
- DieselAbout 4 registered
Questions about the Mercedes-Benz A160
- Which build year of the Mercedes-Benz A160 has the most still registered?
- 2002 — About 220 still registered in Australia.
- Which Mercedes-Benz A160 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 A160?
- 0.2% — about 944 of about 521,000 Mercedes-Benz vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Mercedes-Benz A160 vehicles still registered made in?
- 7 manufacture years from 1998 to 2004.
- Which states have the most registered?
- VIC (About 268); NSW (About 238). 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