How many Mercedes-Benz 250T are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 934,974 on the road Built 1978-1980 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A six-cylinder version of the W123 estate, the first wagon Mercedes built in-house rather than leaving to outside coachbuilders. It arrived in the late 1970s from the Bremen factory, with the 2.5-litre carburettor six and self-levelling rear suspension, and set the pattern for every Mercedes estate since.
Still on the road, by model year
1 from 1978 and 4 from 1980.
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 5 still registered, the Mercedes-Benz 250T is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 96th of the 102 Mercedes-Benz models and equal 2,281st 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.