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MERCEDES 500 SEL AUTO

How Many Remain?

Total Cars

416

In the UK

Licensed Cars

92

In the UK

SORN Cars

324

In the UK

Based on the latest DVLA vehicle licensing statistics, there are 416 MERCEDES 500 SEL AUTO left registered in the UK - 92 licensed and 324 declared off the road (SORN).

More than half of the remaining MERCEDES 500 SEL AUTO fleet is currently off the road (SORN), suggesting many are laid up, in restoration, or used only occasionally.

Quarterly number of vehicles licensed or SORN

Chart showing quarterly licensed and SORN MERCEDES 500 SEL AUTO statistics in the UK, based on DVLA vehicle licensing data. Currently 92 licensed and 324 SORN.
Numbers recorded on the last day of each quarter. SORN from 2007 Q4.
Covers United Kingdom excluding Northern Ireland up to 2014 Q2. Includes Northern Ireland from 2014 Q3.

Quarter
Licensed
Q1
Licensed
Q2
Licensed
Q3
Licensed
Q4
SORN
Q1
SORN
Q2
SORN
Q3
SORN
Q4
2026
92
324
2025
84
88
93
87
332
327
320
325
2024
88
93
93
91
340
336
333
329
2023
104
104
100
89
329
329
333
340
2022
107
107
106
101
330
322
325
334
2021
115
123
121
115
323
319
325
332
2020
117
116
117
106
329
327
326
328
2019
134
135
140
124
310
311
314
327
2018
143
156
144
131
307
297
305
323
2017
167
173
175
152
293
292
291
309
2016
187
194
176
176
279
277
280
290
2015
201
211
209
192
261
254
260
280
2014
234
239
231
217
259
243
246
260
2013
266
262
271
250
227
233
203
262
2012
313
309
307
280
254
239
215
227
2011
374
362
366
339
277
266
245
251
2010
430
429
422
396
299
275
265
264
2009
549
541
502
455
298
302
293
292
2008
596
557
277
309
2007
695
299
2006
875
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2005
1.0K
0​
2004
1.2K
0​
2003
1.4K
0​
2002
1.5K
0​
2001
1.6K
0​
2000
1.8K
0​
1999
1.9K
0​
1998
2.0K
0​
1997
2.1K
0​
1996
2.2K
0​
1995
2.2K
0​
1994
2.4K
0​
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Vehicles remaining by year of manufacture

Covers United Kingdom including Northern Ireland
Year
Licensed
SORN
Total
121
67
70
56
42
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Annual number of new registrations

Covers United Kingdom excluding Northern Ireland to 2014 Q2. Includes Northern Ireland from 2014 Q3.
Year
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Total
121
67
70
56
42
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Vehicle counts by engine capacity and tax status

Covers United Kingdom including Northern Ireland

Engine Size
Licensed
Petrol
Licensed
Diesel
Licensed
Other
SORN
Petrol
SORN
Diesel
SORN
Other
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How rare is your MERCEDES 500 SEL AUTO?

In the UK, only 2,371 have ever been registered. There are 4% remaining on the road.

TCV Rarity Score

7.4 / 10

Rare

Registered Cars

2,371

In the UK

% Of Cars That Remain

4%

92 on the road today

How Many Remain? (All models)

See how the breakdown of how many models remain for [this make] [sub-model of this model]

Model

Licensed

SORN

Total

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The Data

FAQs about the data, its constraints and uses

Data source

All data on this site is derived from the vehicle licensing statistics published by the Department for Transport and the DVLA in the UK.

This data is UK specific.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Which cars are in the database

The data covers every car that is licensed (i.e. taxed and used on the road) or SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification, i.e. the vehicle is registered but cannot be driven on a public road). 

Vehicle make and model are recorded as per their V5. V5's don't always have the exact correct model listed (as DVLA don't have it as an option provided by the manufacturer initially) - in this case the model will be set to "Missing" and is unidentifable from the data.

How should this data be used

Given the previous, take all the data with a pinch of salt.

 

It won't be 100% accurate but will be a very good indicator of how many vehicles are left on the road for each make and model.

It's to be used for fun, not financial decision making.

How often is the data updated

DVLA update the data and publish the new data tables every quarter. We update this data once recevied.

I have a question

If you have any questions about the data, spotted an error or want to know more, please contact us at hello@theclassicvaluer.com

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