How many Mercedes-Benz 190E are left in New Zealand?
Scarce 1 in 11,184 on the road Built 1983-1994 European
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Fuel-injected version of the compact Mercedes of 1982, the so-called Baby Benz. It brought a new multi-link rear suspension and big-car build quality in a smaller size. The 2.3-16, with a cylinder head by Cosworth, took Mercedes into touring car racing, and a young Ayrton Senna won the race that opened the new Nürburgring circuit in 1984 in one, against a field of Formula One champions.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1990: 76 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1983 | 2 |
| 1984 | 3 |
| 1985 | 22 |
| 1986 | 50 |
| 1987 | 23 |
| 1988 | 27 |
| 1989 | 60 |
| 1990 | 76 |
| 1991 | 53 |
| 1992 | 71 |
| 1993 | 28 |
| 1994 | 3 |
What Scarce means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 418 still registered, the Mercedes-Benz 190E is Scarce: the grade for cars with 175 to 1,199 left.
By how many are left it ranks 27th of the 102 Mercedes-Benz models and equal 645th of all 2,903 cars in Spotto's catalogue.
The six grades: Common, 8,000 or more · Uncommon, 1,200 to 7,999 · Scarce, 175 to 1,199 · Rare, 25 to 174 · Super rare, 5 to 24 · Unicorn, fewer than 5.
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