How many Mercedes-Benz 250CE are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 259,715 on the road Built 1969-1979 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Fuel-injected version of the Stroke Eight coupe, launched in the late 1960s, and a small landmark: it was the first Mercedes production car with electronic fuel injection, a Bosch system. The body is a pillarless two-door hardtop based on the saloon, styled under Paul Bracq.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1971: 6 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1969 | 1 |
| 1970 | 4 |
| 1971 | 6 |
| 1972 | 5 |
| 1973 | 1 |
| 1979 | 1 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 18 still registered, the Mercedes-Benz 250CE is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 72nd of the 102 Mercedes-Benz models and equal 1,723rd 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.