2009
Busiest manufacture year
About 196 still registered — about 24% of this model’s total.
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Mercedes-Benz CLK280
827
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
5 manufacture years from 2005 to 2009. Year of manufacture as recorded on the registry — not model year or compliance plate.
Still registered on Aussie roads · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
2009
Busiest manufacture year
About 196 still registered — about 24% of this model’s total.
2005
Rarest for its year
About 109 still registered. Rarer than 98% of other 2005 vehicles still registered.
5
Build years still on the road
From 2005 to 2009, as at 31 Jan 2025.
VIC
Most registered in
About 294 registered there. State figures come from a separate BITRE table, so they can differ slightly from the national count.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | About 109 | 13% | Rarer than 98% of other 2005 vehicles still registered |
| 2006 | About 183 | 22% | Rarer than 98% of other 2006 vehicles still registered |
| 2007 | About 165 | 20% | Rarer than 98% of other 2007 vehicles still registered |
| 2008 | About 174 | 21% | Rarer than 98% of other 2008 vehicles still registered |
| 2009 | About 196 | 24% | Rarer than 98% of other 2009 vehicles still registered |
About 16,900 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Mercedes-Benz CLK280.
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
How many Mercedes-Benz CLK280 vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.
Down about 10% since 2021
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BITRE snapshots. Later releases can revise earlier years. Pre-2021 figures are not on this chart.
| Date | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2021 | About 914 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 902 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 880 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 849 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 827 |
By year of manufacture as recorded on the registry. Very small counts are rounded or withheld.
Where these still-registered vehicles are recorded by state/territory
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| State | Still registered |
|---|---|
| NSW | About 248 |
| VIC | About 294 |
| QLD | About 106 |
| WA | About 100 |
| SA | About 60 |
| TAS | About 12 |
| ACT | About 9 |
| NT | About 3 |
How this model is powered, across all years where BITRE publishes it.
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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