How many Mercedes-Benz 250C are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 667,839 on the road Built 1969-1973 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A pillarless two-door coupe built on the Stroke Eight saloon from the late 1960s, with a lower roofline and a six-cylinder engine fed by carburettors. Wind all four side windows down and nothing stands between the front and rear. It was the more modest way into a Mercedes coupe, well below the big S-Class two-doors.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1971: 4 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1969 | 1 |
| 1971 | 4 |
| 1972 | 1 |
| 1973 | 1 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 7 still registered, the Mercedes-Benz 250C is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 90th of the 102 Mercedes-Benz models and equal 2,128th 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.