How many Mercedes-Benz 560s are left in New Zealand?
Rare 1 in 59,934 on the road Built 1983-1992 European
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The biggest engine in the Mercedes range of the late 1980s, a 5.5-litre V8, gave its name to three cars: the 560SEL limousine, the 560SEC coupe and the 560SL roadster, the last of them built mainly for North America, Japan and Australia. They were the final and most powerful versions of the W126 and R107.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 1988: 18 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1983 | 1 |
| 1985 | 1 |
| 1986 | 8 |
| 1987 | 17 |
| 1988 | 18 |
| 1989 | 12 |
| 1990 | 12 |
| 1991 | 5 |
| 1992 | 4 |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEL | 41 | Rare | |
| SEC | 27 | Rare | |
| SL | 8 | Rare |
What Rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 78 still registered, the Mercedes-Benz 560 is Rare: the grade for cars with 25 to 174 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 46th of the 102 Mercedes-Benz models and equal 1,131st 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.