1999
Busiest manufacture year
About 127 still registered — about 25% of this model’s total.
How rare is a Mercedes-Benz S430?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Mercedes-Benz S430
509
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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7 manufacture years from 1999 to 2005. 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
2005
Rarest for its year
About 20 still registered. Rarer than 99% of other 2005 vehicles still registered.
7
Build years still on the road
From 1999 to 2005, as at 31 Jan 2025.
VIC
Most registered in
About 183 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | About 127 | 25% | Rarer than 95% of other 1999 vehicles still registered |
| 2000 | About 120 | 24% | Rarer than 96% of other 2000 vehicles still registered |
| 2001 | About 73 | 14% | Rarer than 98% of other 2001 vehicles still registered |
| 2002 | About 84 | 17% | Rarer than 98% of other 2002 vehicles still registered |
| 2003 | About 45 | 8.8% | Rarer than 99% of other 2003 vehicles still registered |
| 2004 | About 37 | 7.3% | Rarer than 99% of other 2004 vehicles still registered |
| 2005 | About 20 | 3.9% | Rarer than 99% of other 2005 vehicles still registered |
| 2006 | About 3 | 0.6% | Not ranked |
How likely are you to spot one?
About 27,500 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Mercedes-Benz S430.
Spot a Mercedes-Benz S430About 1%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Mercedes-Benz S430 vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.
Down about 22% 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 654 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 630 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 591 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 556 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 509 |
Age profile of Mercedes-Benz S430 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 126 |
| VIC | About 183 |
| QLD | About 51 |
| WA | About 82 |
| SA | About 42 |
| TAS | About 15 |
| ACT | About 6 |
| NT | Not published |
Questions about the Mercedes-Benz S430
- Which build year of the Mercedes-Benz S430 has the most still registered?
- 1999 — About 127 still registered in Australia.
- Which Mercedes-Benz S430 year is rarest for its age?
- 2005 — About 20 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 99% of other 2005 vehicles still registered.
- What share of all Mercedes-Benz vehicles still registered is the S430?
- under 0.1% — about 509 of about 521,000 Mercedes-Benz vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Mercedes-Benz S430 vehicles still registered made in?
- 7 manufacture years from 1999 to 2005.
- Which states have the most registered?
- VIC (About 183); NSW (About 126). 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