How many Mercedes-Benz 300SE are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 99,465 on the road Built 1965-1993 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A badge for the six-cylinder S-Class across thirty years. In the early 1960s the 300SE was the top Fintail, with an alloy 3.0-litre six and air suspension. It was then a model in the W108 range, and it came back in the mid-1980s on the W126 and again on the big W140 of 1991, by then near the foot of the flagship range.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1987: 10 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 1 |
| 1966 | 1 |
| 1967 | 3 |
| 1986 | 7 |
| 1987 | 10 |
| 1988 | 3 |
| 1989 | 6 |
| 1990 | 5 |
| 1991 | 7 |
| 1992 | 2 |
| 1993 | 2 |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 47 still registered, the Mercedes-Benz 300SE is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 57th of the 102 Mercedes-Benz models and equal 1,340th 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.