How many Mercedes-Benz 380SL are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 311,658 on the road Built 1980-1986 European
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
This is the R107 SL of the early 1980s, with a new 3.8-litre alloy V8 in place of the older iron-block engines. It was the lighter, thriftier V8 SL, a two-seat convertible with a lift-off hardtop, and the main version sold in North America until the 560SL arrived in the middle of the decade.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1981: 4 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1980 | 1 |
| 1981 | 4 |
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1983 | 2 |
| 1984 | 2 |
| 1985 | 4 |
| 1986 | 1 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 15 still registered, the Mercedes-Benz 380SL is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 77th of the 102 Mercedes-Benz models and equal 1,801st 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.