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MERCEDES S280 AUTO

How Many Remain?

Total Cars

725

In the UK

Licensed Cars

221

In the UK

SORN Cars

504

In the UK

Based on the latest DVLA vehicle licensing statistics, there are 725 MERCEDES S280 AUTO left registered in the UK - 221 licensed and 504 declared off the road (SORN).

More than half of the remaining MERCEDES S280 AUTO fleet is currently off the road (SORN), suggesting many are laid up, in restoration, or used only occasionally. The total has fallen by 2% over the past year.

Quarterly number of vehicles licensed or SORN

Chart showing quarterly licensed and SORN MERCEDES S280 AUTO statistics in the UK, based on DVLA vehicle licensing data. Currently 221 licensed and 504 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
221
504
2025
250
240
240
232
487
493
489
503
2024
309
302
290
262
500
504
498
493
2023
360
359
325
309
492
486
502
505
2022
439
428
404
376
486
483
493
494
2021
506
496
484
460
497
480
481
483
2020
606
574
558
530
460
464
477
489
2019
732
714
664
631
406
402
430
435
2018
827
803
766
738
396
394
404
423
2017
941
908
896
873
361
375
382
390
2016
1.0K
991
955
952
361
364
365
370
2015
1.1K
1.1K
1.1K
1.1K
340
328
339
360
2014
1.3K
1.3K
1.3K
1.2K
300
294
309
326
2013
1.5K
1.4K
1.4K
1.3K
256
256
252
310
2012
1.6K
1.6K
1.6K
1.5K
252
252
254
257
2011
1.9K
1.9K
1.8K
1.7K
251
246
249
232
2010
2.2K
2.2K
2.1K
2.0K
184
188
206
247
2009
2.4K
2.4K
2.3K
2.3K
217
210
197
205
2008
2.6K
2.5K
177
217
2007
2.8K
159
2006
3.0K
0​
2005
3.3K
0​
2004
3.4K
0​
2003
3.4K
0​
2002
3.4K
0​
2001
3.3K
0​
2000
3.0K
0​
1999
2.5K
0​
1998
2.3K
0​
1997
1.8K
0​
1996
1.3K
0​
1995
840
0​
1994
368
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 S280 AUTO?

In the UK, only 3,431 have ever been registered. There are 6% remaining on the road.

TCV Rarity Score

6.9 / 10

Uncommon

Registered Cars

3,431

In the UK

% Of Cars That Remain

6%

221 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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