How many Mercedes-Benz A-Class are left in New Zealand?
Uncommon 1 in 599 on the road Built 1998-2026 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Mercedes' smallest car arrived in 1997 as a tall, short hatchback with its engine tucked partly under the floor. It became famous at once when a Swedish magazine rolled one in an evasive swerve known as the elk test, and Mercedes responded by fitting stability control as standard. Since 2012 it has been a lower, conventional hatch, with the A45 AMG as its hot version.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2013: 1,776 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 12 |
| 1999 | 50 |
| 2000 | 53 |
| 2001 | 35 |
| 2002 | 49 |
| 2003 | 55 |
| 2004 | 51 |
| 2005 | 238 |
| 2006 | 161 |
| 2007 | 124 |
| 2008 | 73 |
| 2009 | 70 |
| 2010 | 69 |
| 2011 | 74 |
| 2012 | 116 |
| 2013 | 1,776 |
| 2014 | 1,226 |
| 2015 | 686 |
| 2016 | 524 |
| 2017 | 403 |
| 2018 | 366 |
| 2019 | 439 |
| 2020 | 369 |
| 2021 | 278 |
| 2022 | 153 |
| 2023 | 118 |
| 2024 | 99 |
| 2025 | 54 |
| 2026 | 79 |
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| First generation · W168 | 1996–2004 | 305 | Scarce |
| Second generation · W169 | 2004–2012 | 925 | Scarce |
| Third generation · W176 | 2012–2018 | 4,981 | Uncommon |
| Fourth generation · W177 | since 2018 | 1,589 | Uncommon |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| A 180 | 3,806 | Uncommon | |
| A 250 | 1,263 | Uncommon | |
| A 200 | 450 | Scarce | |
| A 45 AMG | 344 | Scarce | |
| A 250 Sport | 320 | Scarce | |
| A 170 | 313 | Scarce | |
| A 35 AMG | 200 | Scarce | |
| A 250 4MATIC | 175 | Scarce | |
| A 45 S AMG | 159 | Rare | |
| A 160 | 123 | Rare | |
| Elegance | 67 | Rare | |
| A 170 Elegance | 65 | Rare | |
| A 250 e | 56 | Rare | |
| A 160 Elegance | 49 | Rare |
What Uncommon means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 7,801 still registered, the Mercedes-Benz A-Class is Uncommon: the grade for cars with 1,200 to 7,999 left.
By how many are left it ranks 3rd of the 102 Mercedes-Benz models and 115th 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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