How many Mercedes-Benz 380s are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 73,045 on the road Built 1980-1986 European
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Mercedes' 380 models of the early 1980s shared a 3.8-litre all-alloy V8, built with fuel economy in mind after the oil shocks of the 1970s. It went into the W126 S-Class saloons, the SEC coupe and the SL roadster. In most of them it was the smaller V8, sitting below the 500.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1984: 26 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1980 | 1 |
| 1981 | 9 |
| 1982 | 5 |
| 1983 | 5 |
| 1984 | 26 |
| 1985 | 15 |
| 1986 | 3 |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 380SE | 31 | Rare |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 64 still registered, the Mercedes-Benz 380 is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks 53rd of the 102 Mercedes-Benz models and equal 1,216th 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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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.