1997
Busiest manufacture year
About 183 still registered — about 49% of this model’s total.
How rare is a Mercedes-Benz E230?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Mercedes-Benz E230
373
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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2 manufacture years from 1996 to 1997. 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
1997
Rarest for its year
About 183 still registered. Rarer than 90% of other 1997 vehicles still registered.
2
Build years still on the road
From 1996 to 1997, as at 31 Jan 2025.
VIC
Most registered in
About 127 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.
How likely are you to spot one?
About 37,500 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Mercedes-Benz E230.
Spot a Mercedes-Benz E230Under 1%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Mercedes-Benz E230 vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.
Down about 47% 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 698 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 601 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 528 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 444 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 373 |
Age profile of Mercedes-Benz E230 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 81 |
| VIC | About 127 |
| QLD | About 64 |
| WA | About 43 |
| SA | About 33 |
| TAS | About 13 |
| ACT | About 6 |
| NT | About 3 |
Questions about the Mercedes-Benz E230
- Which build year of the Mercedes-Benz E230 has the most still registered?
- 1997 — About 183 still registered in Australia.
- Which Mercedes-Benz E230 year is rarest for its age?
- 1997 — About 183 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 90% of other 1997 vehicles still registered.
- What share of all Mercedes-Benz vehicles still registered is the E230?
- under 0.1% — about 373 of about 521,000 Mercedes-Benz vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Mercedes-Benz E230 vehicles still registered made in?
- 2 manufacture years from 1996 to 1997.
- Which states have the most registered?
- VIC (About 127); NSW (About 81). 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