2003
Busiest manufacture year
About 197 still registered — about 28% of this model’s total.
How rare is a Mercedes-Benz SL500?
Still registered in Australia · BITRE as at 31 Jan 2025
Mercedes-Benz SL500
710
still registered in Oz
<0.1% of all vehicles still registered in Australia
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19 manufacture years from 1998 to 2016. 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
2015
Rarest for its year
About 14 still registered. Rarer than 99% of other 2015 vehicles still registered.
19
Build years still on the road
From 1998 to 2016, as at 31 Jan 2025.
VIC
Most registered in
About 260 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | About 3 | 0.4% | Not ranked |
| 1991 | About 3 | 0.4% | Not ranked |
| 1994 | About 3 | 0.4% | Not ranked |
| 1998 | About 15 | 2.1% | Rarer than 99% of other 1998 vehicles still registered |
| 1999 | About 17 | 2.4% | Rarer than 99% of other 1999 vehicles still registered |
| 2000 | About 6 | 0.8% | Not ranked |
| 2001 | About 5 | 0.7% | Not ranked |
| 2002 | About 122 | 17% | Rarer than 97% of other 2002 vehicles still registered |
| 2003 | About 197 | 28% | Rarer than 96% of other 2003 vehicles still registered |
| 2004 | About 58 | 8.2% | Rarer than 99% of other 2004 vehicles still registered |
| 2005 | About 32 | 4.5% | Rarer than 99% of other 2005 vehicles still registered |
| 2006 | About 40 | 5.6% | Rarer than 99% of other 2006 vehicles still registered |
| 2007 | About 17 | 2.4% | Rarer than 99% of other 2007 vehicles still registered |
| 2008 | About 26 | 3.7% | Rarer than 99% of other 2008 vehicles still registered |
| 2009 | About 10 | 1.4% | Not ranked |
| 2010 | About 5 | 0.7% | Not ranked |
| 2011 | About 4 | 0.6% | Not ranked |
| 2012 | About 38 | 5.4% | Rarer than 99% of other 2012 vehicles still registered |
| 2013 | About 46 | 6.5% | Rarer than 99% of other 2013 vehicles still registered |
| 2014 | About 22 | 3.1% | Rarer than 99% of other 2014 vehicles still registered |
| 2015 | About 14 | 2.0% | Rarer than 99% of other 2015 vehicles still registered |
| 2016 | About 19 | 2.7% | Rarer than 99% of other 2016 vehicles still registered |
| 2017 | About 5 | 0.7% | Not ranked |
| 2018 | About 3 | 0.4% | Not ranked |
How likely are you to spot one?
About 19,700 cars
Watch this many cars go by and it’s a 50-50 chance one is a Mercedes-Benz SL500.
Spot a Mercedes-Benz SL500About 2%
A rough guide, based on official registration numbers.
Still registered, year by year
How many Mercedes-Benz SL500 vehicles were still registered on 31 January each year (2021–2025), summed across every manufacture year — not new sales in those years.
Up about 13% 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 626 |
| 31 Jan 2022 | About 608 |
| 31 Jan 2023 | About 606 |
| 31 Jan 2024 | About 597 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | About 710 |
Age profile of Mercedes-Benz SL500 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 227 |
| VIC | About 260 |
| QLD | About 93 |
| WA | About 60 |
| SA | About 45 |
| TAS | About 10 |
| ACT | About 3 |
| NT | About 3 |
Questions about the Mercedes-Benz SL500
- Which build year of the Mercedes-Benz SL500 has the most still registered?
- 2003 — About 197 still registered in Australia.
- Which Mercedes-Benz SL500 year is rarest for its age?
- 2015 — About 14 still registered in Australia. Rarer than 99% of other 2015 vehicles still registered.
- What share of all Mercedes-Benz vehicles still registered is the SL500?
- 0.1% — about 710 of about 521,000 Mercedes-Benz vehicles, all years together.
- Which years were the Mercedes-Benz SL500 vehicles still registered made in?
- 19 manufacture years from 1998 to 2016.
- Which states have the most registered?
- VIC (About 260); NSW (About 227). 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