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MERCEDES S500L AUTO

How Many Remain?

Total Cars

400

In the UK

Licensed Cars

122

In the UK

SORN Cars

278

In the UK

Based on the latest DVLA vehicle licensing statistics, there are 400 MERCEDES S500L AUTO left registered in the UK - 122 licensed and 278 declared off the road (SORN).

More than half of the remaining MERCEDES S500L AUTO fleet is currently off the road (SORN), suggesting many are laid up, in restoration, or used only occasionally. The total has fallen by 1% over the past year.

Quarterly number of vehicles licensed or SORN

Chart showing quarterly licensed and SORN MERCEDES S500L AUTO statistics in the UK, based on DVLA vehicle licensing data. Currently 122 licensed and 278 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
122
278
2025
134
130
130
122
271
271
272
280
2024
156
148
148
139
287
293
288
280
2023
199
183
183
164
271
273
276
287
2022
210
205
200
202
279
280
275
273
2021
258
249
240
233
282
284
276
278
2020
310
285
281
268
271
273
277
286
2019
370
367
343
333
240
235
250
259
2018
457
446
425
395
193
195
210
229
2017
505
497
485
466
187
185
183
187
2016
589
565
541
518
135
147
163
174
2015
633
616
606
591
112
128
128
139
2014
705
699
695
656
91
91
96
112
2013
782
759
733
710
75
82
86
102
2012
855
834
822
799
63
67
64
69
2011
927
926
910
878
60
59
55
54
2010
999
998
985
965
50
49
46
50
2009
1.0K
1.0K
1.0K
1.0K
37
33
45
45
2008
1.1K
1.1K
25
35
2007
1.1K
28
2006
1.1K
0​
2005
1.1K
0​
2004
1.2K
0​
2003
1.2K
0​
2002
1.0K
0​
2001
828
0​
2000
541
0​
1999
364
0​
1998
1
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 S500L AUTO?

In the UK, only 1,166 have ever been registered. There are 10% remaining on the road.

TCV Rarity Score

6.3 / 10

Uncommon

Registered Cars

1,166

In the UK

% Of Cars That Remain

10%

122 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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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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