How many Mercedes-Benz 280CE are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 101,628 on the road Built 1970-1984 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Mid-size Mercedes coupe with the twin-cam, fuel-injected 2.8-litre six. It was the top version of the Stroke Eight coupe from 1972 and then of the W123 coupe that replaced it in 1977, both of them pillarless two-door hardtops based on the saloon. Quick for their day, and built as solidly as the four-doors.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1979: 10 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 1 |
| 1972 | 2 |
| 1973 | 5 |
| 1974 | 4 |
| 1975 | 5 |
| 1977 | 3 |
| 1978 | 6 |
| 1979 | 10 |
| 1980 | 5 |
| 1981 | 1 |
| 1982 | 2 |
| 1984 | 2 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 46 still registered, the Mercedes-Benz 280CE is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 58th of the 102 Mercedes-Benz models and equal 1,345th 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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