How many Mercedes-Benz CL are left in New Zealand?
Scarce 1 in 21,643 on the road Built 1997-2014 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The big two-door Mercedes, a coupe version of the S-Class that carried the CL name from the mid-1990s. The 1999 car introduced Active Body Control, a hydraulic suspension that all but cancelled body roll, and all three generations were pillarless, with V8 or V12 power. In 2014 it went back to being called the S-Class Coupe.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2007: 48 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1997 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2000 | 18 |
| 2001 | 26 |
| 2002 | 12 |
| 2003 | 14 |
| 2004 | 7 |
| 2005 | 7 |
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2007 | 48 |
| 2008 | 35 |
| 2009 | 19 |
| 2010 | 11 |
| 2011 | 8 |
| 2012 | 4 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| CL 500 | 62 | Rare | |
| CL 63 AMG | 29 | Rare | |
| CL 600 | 21 | Rare | |
| CL 550 | 11 | Rare |
What Scarce means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 216 still registered, the Mercedes-Benz CL is Scarce: the grade for cars with 175 to 1,199 left.
By how many are left it ranks 32nd of the 102 Mercedes-Benz models and equal 811th 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.