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MERCEDES S500 L AUTO

How Many Remain?

Total Cars

601

In the UK

Licensed Cars

430

In the UK

SORN Cars

171

In the UK

Based on the latest DVLA vehicle licensing statistics, there are 601 MERCEDES S500 L AUTO left registered in the UK - 430 licensed and 171 declared off the road (SORN).

A meaningful share of the remaining MERCEDES S500 L AUTO fleet is SORN'd, though most surviving examples are still actively licensed and driven. The total has fallen by 1% over the past year.

Quarterly number of vehicles licensed or SORN

Chart showing quarterly licensed and SORN MERCEDES S500 L AUTO statistics in the UK, based on DVLA vehicle licensing data. Currently 430 licensed and 171 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
430
171
2025
468
457
449
431
142
148
154
162
2024
509
503
481
458
112
115
126
138
2023
543
535
537
515
97
96
106
118
2022
547
549
542
549
90
87
91
98
2021
549
551
548
546
88
84
91
95
2020
577
568
575
562
87
92
84
87
2019
618
613
612
593
63
64
64
69
2018
654
647
637
629
41
40
44
55
2017
673
670
665
655
35
37
43
49
2016
698
695
685
682
29
27
28
35
2015
704
692
694
688
18
20
21
27
2014
715
709
722
692
17
13
16
17
2013
732
733
732
729
13
13
10
7
2012
725
736
728
730
27
26
33
25
2011
727
728
740
714
26
24
25
28
2010
705
745
738
735
7
11
9
16
2009
701
694
695
703
6
4
3
5
2008
663
685
3
2
2007
578
3
2006
403
0​
2005
23
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 S500 L AUTO?

In the UK, only 765 have ever been registered. There are 56% remaining on the road.

TCV Rarity Score

3.2 / 10

Common

Registered Cars

765

In the UK

% Of Cars That Remain

56%

430 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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MERCEDESs For Sale

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1998 Mercedes-Benz SL280 (R129...

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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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