How many Mercedes-Benz ML are left in New Zealand?
Uncommon 1 in 1,483 on the road Built 1998-2022 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Mercedes' first luxury SUV, the M-Class, launched in 1997 and built at a new factory in Alabama. It was badged ML because BMW objected to a plain M, and it had a starring part in the film The Lost World: Jurassic Park before most people could buy one. Three generations were made before it was renamed GLE in 2015.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2013: 350 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 15 |
| 1999 | 66 |
| 2000 | 124 |
| 2001 | 99 |
| 2002 | 87 |
| 2003 | 83 |
| 2004 | 85 |
| 2005 | 133 |
| 2006 | 254 |
| 2007 | 263 |
| 2008 | 185 |
| 2009 | 173 |
| 2010 | 198 |
| 2011 | 178 |
| 2012 | 308 |
| 2013 | 350 |
| 2014 | 314 |
| 2015 | 232 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 |
By generation
How many of each generation are still registered.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| First generation · W163 | 1997–2004 | 617 | Scarce |
| Second generation · W164 | 2005–2011 | 1,331 | Uncommon |
| Third generation · W166/C292 | 2011–2019 | 1,203 | Uncommon |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| ML 350 | 580 | Scarce | |
| 250 BlueTEC | 341 | Scarce | |
| ML 350 BlueTEC | 285 | Scarce | |
| 320 CDI | 262 | Scarce | |
| 350 CDI | 224 | Scarce | |
| ML 63 AMG | 207 | Scarce | |
| ML 63 | 133 | Rare | |
| ML 270 CDI | 128 | Rare | |
| 500 | 113 | Rare | |
| 350 | 91 | Rare | |
| 320 | 87 | Rare | |
| 430 | 72 | Rare | |
| ML 350 4MATIC | 49 | Rare | |
| ML 500 | 48 | Rare |
What Uncommon means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 3,152 still registered, the Mercedes-Benz ML is Uncommon: the grade for cars with 1,200 to 7,999 left.
By how many are left it ranks 6th of the 102 Mercedes-Benz models and 237th 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?
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