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How rare is a Mercedes-Benz SL400?

Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025

Mercedes-Benz SL400

Mercedes-Benz SL400

141

still registered in Oz

<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia

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Mercedes-Benz SL400

Getting the card ready…

7 manufacture years from 2014 to 2021. 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

Busiest manufacture year

About 37 still registered — about 26% of this model’s total.

2018

Rarest for its year

About 25 still registered. Rarer than 99% of other 2018 vehicles still registered.

7

Build years still on the road

From 2014 to 2021, as at 31 Jan 2025.

NSW

Most registered in

About 55 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.

YearStill registeredShare of modelRarity for its year
2014About 85.7%Not ranked
2015About 2921%Rarer than 99% of other 2015 vehicles still registered
2016About 3726%Rarer than 99% of other 2016 vehicles still registered
2017About 3021%Rarer than 99% of other 2017 vehicles still registered
2018About 2518%Rarer than 99% of other 2018 vehicles still registered
2019About 96.4%Not ranked
2021About 32.1%Not ranked

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 99,200 cars

Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Mercedes-Benz SL400.

Spot a Mercedes-Benz SL400Under 1%

A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.

Still registered, year by year

How many Mercedes-Benz SL400 vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.

About the same since 2021

Registered count 2021 to 2025010020020212022202320242025

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BITRE snapshots. Later releases can revise earlier years. Pre-2021 figures are not on this chart.

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Registration trend 2021–2025
DateStill registered
31 Jan 2021About 138
31 Jan 2022About 139
31 Jan 2023About 141
31 Jan 2024About 136
31 Jan 2025About 141

Age profile of Mercedes-Benz SL400 still registered

By year of manufacture as recorded on the registry. Very small counts are rounded or withheld.

Year of manufacture histogram2014: About 8 registered20142015: About 29 registered20152016: About 37 registered20162017: About 30 registered20172018: About 25 registered20182019: About 9 registered20192021: About 3 registered2021

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 registration counts
StateStill registered
NSWAbout 55
VICAbout 50
QLDAbout 18
WAAbout 6
SAAbout 3
TASNot published
ACTNot published
NTNot published

How matching cars are powered

How this model is powered, across all years where BITRE publishes it.

Fuel mix
  • PetrolAbout 140 registered
  • LPG / AutogasAbout 3 registered

Questions about the Mercedes-Benz SL400

Which build year of the Mercedes-Benz SL400 has the most still registered?
2016 — About 37 still registered in Australia.
Which Mercedes-Benz SL400 year is rarest for its age?
2018 — About 25 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 99% of other 2018 vehicles still registered.
What share of all Mercedes-Benz vehicles still registered is the SL400?
under 0.1% — about 141 of about 521,000 Mercedes-Benz vehicles, all years together.
Which years were the Mercedes-Benz SL400 vehicles still registered made in?
7 manufacture years from 2014 to 2021.
Which states have the most registered?
NSW (About 55); VIC (About 50). 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