How many Mercedes-Benz 250 are left in New Zealand?
Scarce 1 in 25,686 on the road Built 1965-2017 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A 2.5-litre six-cylinder Mercedes for most of its early life, in the big S saloons of the mid-1960s, the Stroke Eight saloon of 1968 and the W123 after it. The badge returned much later on four-cylinder petrol and diesel versions of the C-Class, E-Class and others, by which time the number no longer matched the engine size.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1971: 20 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 2 |
| 1966 | 10 |
| 1967 | 16 |
| 1968 | 7 |
| 1969 | 4 |
| 1970 | 9 |
| 1971 | 20 |
| 1972 | 15 |
| 1973 | 10 |
| 1974 | 8 |
| 1975 | 6 |
| 1976 | 3 |
| 1977 | 7 |
| 1978 | 13 |
| 1979 | 9 |
| 1980 | 6 |
| 1981 | 6 |
| 1982 | 6 |
| 1983 | 2 |
| 1985 | 2 |
| 1986 | 1 |
| 1987 | 3 |
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2011 | 6 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 |
What Scarce means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 182 still registered, the Mercedes-Benz 250 is Scarce: the grade for cars with 175 to 1,199 left.
By how many are left it ranks 34th of the 102 Mercedes-Benz models and equal 860th 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.
Seen one?
Spotto grades every car on New Zealand roads by how many are still registered, down to the generation and the badge. Log the ones you spot, build a collection, and see who else has found one.