2008
Busiest manufacture year
About 57 still registered — about 59% of this model’s total.
How rare is a Mercedes-Benz R280?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Mercedes-Benz R280
96
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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3 manufacture years from 2007 to 2009. 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 12 still registered. Rarer than 99% of other 2007 vehicles still registered.
3
Build years still on the road
From 2007 to 2009, as at 31 Jan 2025.
VIC
Most registered in
About 43 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 146,000 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Mercedes-Benz R280.
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A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Mercedes-Benz R280 vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.
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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 137 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 130 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 120 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 111 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 96 |
Age profile of Mercedes-Benz R280 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
State figures here are from a different BITRE table than the headline count. They can sum above the national “About” number — do not read these bars as a breakdown of that total.
NSW
VIC
QLD
WA
SA
TAS
ACT
NT
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| State | Still registered |
|---|---|
| NSW | About 30 |
| VIC | About 43 |
| QLD | About 12 |
| WA | About 7 |
| SA | About 9 |
| TAS | About 3 |
| ACT | Not published |
| NT | Not published |
Questions about the Mercedes-Benz R280
- Which build year of the Mercedes-Benz R280 has the most still registered?
- 2008 — About 57 still registered in Australia.
- Which Mercedes-Benz R280 year is rarest for its age?
- 2007 — About 12 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 99% of other 2007 vehicles still registered.
- What share of all Mercedes-Benz vehicles still registered is the R280?
- under 0.1% — about 96 of about 521,000 Mercedes-Benz vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Mercedes-Benz R280 vehicles still registered made in?
- 3 manufacture years from 2007 to 2009.
- Which states have the most registered?
- VIC (About 43); NSW (About 30). 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