2018
Busiest manufacture year
About 569 still registered — about 22% of this model’s total.
How rare is a Mercedes-Benz E300?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Mercedes-Benz E300
2,560
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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15 manufacture years from 1997 to 2024. 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
2016
Rarest for its year
About 14 still registered. Rarer than 99% of other 2016 vehicles still registered.
15
Build years still on the road
From 1997 to 2024, as at 31 Jan 2025.
NSW
Most registered in
About 918 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | About 3 | 0.1% | Not ranked |
| 1993 | About 3 | 0.1% | Not ranked |
| 1994 | About 9 | 0.4% | Not ranked |
| 1997 | About 20 | 0.8% | Rarer than 99% of other 1997 vehicles still registered |
| 1998 | About 31 | 1.2% | Rarer than 99% of other 1998 vehicles still registered |
| 1999 | About 19 | 0.7% | Rarer than 99% of other 1999 vehicles still registered |
| 2000 | About 3 | 0.1% | Not ranked |
| 2009 | About 3 | 0.1% | Not ranked |
| 2011 | About 3 | 0.1% | Not ranked |
| 2013 | About 3 | 0.1% | Not ranked |
| 2016 | About 14 | 0.5% | Rarer than 99% of other 2016 vehicles still registered |
| 2017 | About 538 | 21% | Rarer than 96% of other 2017 vehicles still registered |
| 2018 | About 569 | 22% | Rarer than 96% of other 2018 vehicles still registered |
| 2019 | About 469 | 18% | Rarer than 96% of other 2019 vehicles still registered |
| 2020 | About 466 | 18% | Rarer than 96% of other 2020 vehicles still registered |
| 2021 | About 44 | 1.7% | Rarer than 99% of other 2021 vehicles still registered |
| 2023 | About 104 | 4.1% | Rarer than 99% of other 2023 vehicles still registered |
| 2024 | About 257 | 10% | Rarer than 97% 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 5,470 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Mercedes-Benz E300.
Spot a Mercedes-Benz E300About 6%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Mercedes-Benz E300 vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.
Up about 20% 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 2,120 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 2,230 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 2,210 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 2,190 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 2,560 |
Age profile of Mercedes-Benz E300 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 918 |
| VIC | About 855 |
| QLD | About 411 |
| WA | About 180 |
| SA | About 139 |
| TAS | About 9 |
| ACT | About 36 |
| NT | About 3 |
How matching cars are powered
How this model is powered, across all years where BITRE publishes it.
- PetrolAbout 2,470 registered
- DieselAbout 78 registered
- HybridAbout 9 registered
Questions about the Mercedes-Benz E300
- Which build year of the Mercedes-Benz E300 has the most still registered?
- 2018 — About 569 still registered in Australia.
- Which Mercedes-Benz E300 year is rarest for its age?
- 2016 — About 14 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 99% of other 2016 vehicles still registered.
- What share of all Mercedes-Benz vehicles still registered is the E300?
- 0.5% — about 2,560 of about 521,000 Mercedes-Benz vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Mercedes-Benz E300 vehicles still registered made in?
- 15 manufacture years from 1997 to 2024.
- Which states have the most registered?
- NSW (About 918); VIC (About 855). 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