How many Mercedes-Benz B-Class are left in New Zealand?
Uncommon 1 in 1,486 on the road Built 2005-2024 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A tall, roomy five-door hatchback launched in 2005, sitting above the A-Class and using the same idea of a raised floor with the engine partly beneath it. Mercedes called it a Sports Tourer rather than a people mover. Later generations moved to a conventional layout and shared their front-drive platform with the A-Class and CLA.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2012: 441 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 2005 | 5 |
| 2006 | 342 |
| 2007 | 336 |
| 2008 | 222 |
| 2009 | 180 |
| 2010 | 236 |
| 2011 | 262 |
| 2012 | 441 |
| 2013 | 363 |
| 2014 | 227 |
| 2015 | 131 |
| 2016 | 81 |
| 2017 | 92 |
| 2018 | 52 |
| 2019 | 64 |
| 2020 | 38 |
| 2021 | 34 |
| 2022 | 29 |
| 2023 | 11 |
| 2024 | 1 |
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| First generation · W245 | 2005–2011 | 1,585 | Uncommon |
| Second generation · W246 | 2011–2018 | 1,400 | Uncommon |
| Third generation · W247 | 2018–2026 | 155 | Rare |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| B180 | 1,192 | Scarce | |
| B200 | 586 | Scarce | |
| B170 | 420 | Scarce | |
| B 200 | 291 | Scarce | |
| B 200 CDI | 146 | Rare | |
| B 200 CGI | 127 | Rare | |
| B250 | 119 | Rare | |
| B 180 CGI | 92 | Rare | |
| B 180 | 64 | Rare | |
| B 250 CGI | 40 | Rare | |
| B200 CDI | 7 | Rare |
What Uncommon means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 3,147 still registered, the Mercedes-Benz B-Class is Uncommon: the grade for cars with 1,200 to 7,999 left.
By how many are left it ranks 7th of the 102 Mercedes-Benz models and 238th 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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