2003
Busiest manufacture year
About 341 still registered — about 40% of this model’s total.
How rare is a Mercedes-Benz CLK500?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Mercedes-Benz CLK500
854
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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6 manufacture years from 2002 to 2007. 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
2007
Rarest for its year
About 23 still registered. Rarer than 99% of other 2007 vehicles still registered.
6
Build years still on the road
From 2002 to 2007, as at 31 Jan 2025.
VIC
Most registered in
About 280 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | About 3 | 0.4% | Not ranked |
| 2002 | About 84 | 9.8% | Rarer than 98% of other 2002 vehicles still registered |
| 2003 | About 341 | 40% | Rarer than 94% of other 2003 vehicles still registered |
| 2004 | About 250 | 29% | Rarer than 96% of other 2004 vehicles still registered |
| 2005 | About 105 | 12% | Rarer than 98% of other 2005 vehicles still registered |
| 2006 | About 41 | 4.8% | Rarer than 99% of other 2006 vehicles still registered |
| 2007 | About 23 | 2.7% | Rarer than 99% of other 2007 vehicles still registered |
| 2008 | About 7 | 0.8% | Not ranked |
How likely are you to spot one?
About 16,400 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Mercedes-Benz CLK500.
Spot a Mercedes-Benz CLK500About 2%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Mercedes-Benz CLK500 vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.
Up about 18% 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 722 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 693 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 669 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 651 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 854 |
Age profile of Mercedes-Benz CLK500 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 262 |
| VIC | About 280 |
| QLD | About 129 |
| WA | About 96 |
| SA | About 61 |
| TAS | About 8 |
| ACT | About 17 |
| NT | Not published |
How matching cars are powered
How this model is powered, across all years where BITRE publishes it.
- PetrolAbout 853 registered
- DieselAbout 3 registered
Questions about the Mercedes-Benz CLK500
- Which build year of the Mercedes-Benz CLK500 has the most still registered?
- 2003 — About 341 still registered in Australia.
- Which Mercedes-Benz CLK500 year is rarest for its age?
- 2007 — About 23 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 99% of other 2007 vehicles still registered.
- What share of all Mercedes-Benz vehicles still registered is the CLK500?
- 0.2% — about 854 of about 521,000 Mercedes-Benz vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Mercedes-Benz CLK500 vehicles still registered made in?
- 6 manufacture years from 2002 to 2007.
- Which states have the most registered?
- VIC (About 280); NSW (About 262). 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