How many Mercedes-Benz 280SLC are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 389,573 on the road Built 1976-1982 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A fixed-roof, four-seat coupe stretched from the R107 SL roadster, with the twin-cam 2.8-litre six in place of a V8. The longer wheelbase made room for a usable back seat, and the louvred panels in the rear side windows are how to pick one. The six-cylinder SLC arrived in the mid-1970s in the wake of the oil crisis.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1977: 3 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 |
| 1977 | 3 |
| 1978 | 3 |
| 1981 | 3 |
| 1982 | 1 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 12 still registered, the Mercedes-Benz 280SLC is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 81st of the 102 Mercedes-Benz models and equal 1,896th 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.