2017
Busiest manufacture year
About 1,390 still registered — about 28% of this model’s total.
How rare is a Mercedes-Benz C43?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Mercedes-Benz C43
4,890
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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12 manufacture years from 1998 to 2024. 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
1999
Rarest for its year
About 16 still registered. Rarer than 99% of other 1999 vehicles still registered.
0.9%
Share of all Mercedes-Benz
About 4,890 of about 521,000 Mercedes-Benz vehicles still registered.
12
Build years still on the road
From 1998 to 2024, as at 31 Jan 2025.
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 21 | 0.4% | Rarer than 99% of other 1998 vehicles still registered |
| 1999 | About 16 | 0.3% | Rarer than 99% of other 1999 vehicles still registered |
| 2000 | About 7 | 0.1% | Not ranked |
| 2016 | About 626 | 13% | Rarer than 96% of other 2016 vehicles still registered |
| 2017 | About 1,390 | 28% | Rarer than 90% of other 2017 vehicles still registered |
| 2018 | About 718 | 15% | Rarer than 94% of other 2018 vehicles still registered |
| 2019 | About 745 | 15% | Rarer than 94% of other 2019 vehicles still registered |
| 2020 | About 441 | 9.0% | Rarer than 96% of other 2020 vehicles still registered |
| 2021 | About 312 | 6.4% | Rarer than 98% of other 2021 vehicles still registered |
| 2022 | About 199 | 4.1% | Rarer than 99% of other 2022 vehicles still registered |
| 2023 | About 284 | 5.8% | Rarer than 98% of other 2023 vehicles still registered |
| 2024 | About 132 | 2.7% | Rarer than 99% of other 2024 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 2,860 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Mercedes-Benz C43.
Spot a Mercedes-Benz C43About 11%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Mercedes-Benz C43 vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.
Up about 23% 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 3,970 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 4,370 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 4,390 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 4,670 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 4,890 |
Age profile of Mercedes-Benz C43 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 1,750 |
| VIC | About 1,650 |
| QLD | About 772 |
| WA | About 359 |
| SA | About 247 |
| TAS | About 26 |
| ACT | About 82 |
| NT | About 3 |
How matching cars are powered
How this model is powered, across all years where BITRE publishes it.
- PetrolAbout 4,880 registered
- HybridAbout 9 registered
Questions about the Mercedes-Benz C43
- Which build year of the Mercedes-Benz C43 has the most still registered?
- 2017 — About 1,390 still registered in Australia.
- Which Mercedes-Benz C43 year is rarest for its age?
- 1999 — About 16 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 99% of other 1999 vehicles still registered.
- What share of all Mercedes-Benz vehicles still registered is the C43?
- 0.9% — about 4,890 of about 521,000 Mercedes-Benz vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Mercedes-Benz C43 vehicles still registered made in?
- 12 manufacture years from 1998 to 2024.
- Which states have the most registered?
- NSW (About 1,750); VIC (About 1,650). 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