UK vehicle statistics / Mercedes-Benz

How many Mercedes-Benz cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 30,339 licensed and 306 SORN Mercedes-Benz vehicles in the UK, across 44 published model groups. That means 1 in 100 surviving Mercedes-Benz is currently off the road.

Is the Mercedes-Benz fleet shrinking?

Adding up every published Mercedes-Benz model group: 30,339 are licensed as of 2026 Q1 — the highest count in the published series, so the Mercedes-Benz range is still arriving on UK roads rather than leaving them. A further 306 are declared SORN — 1 in 100 of the 30,645 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

Mercedes-Benz MOT pass rate

In 2024, 76.3% of 1,461,609 Mercedes-Benz MOTs passed first time — above the 71.2% UK average.

The items most often behind a first-test failure across published Mercedes-Benz model groups:

• Condition — 4.6% of tests. Corrosion, damage or wear on a tested component. Worth seeing in person, as the cost ranges from trivial to structural.
• Exhaust Emissions — 2.6% of tests. The car exceeded its emissions limits. Can be a sensor or a service, but on a diesel it can also mean an expensive filter or catalyst.
• Suspension Arms — 2.6% of tests. Worn arms or bushes. A common age-related repair that affects handling and tyre wear.
• Brake Performance — 2.2% of tests. The brakes underperformed on the rolling road. Expect brake work rather than an adjustment.

See every model on the Mercedes-Benz MOT pass rate page.

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• Condition — 4.6% of tests in 2024. Corrosion, damage or wear on a tested component. Worth seeing in person, as the cost ranges from trivial to structural.
• Exhaust Emissions — 2.6% of tests in 2024. The car exceeded its emissions limits. Can be a sensor or a service, but on a diesel it can also mean an expensive filter or catalyst.
• Suspension Arms — 2.6% of tests in 2024. Worn arms or bushes. A common age-related repair that affects handling and tyre wear.
• Brake Performance — 2.2% of tests in 2024. The brakes underperformed on the rolling road. Expect brake work rather than an adjustment.
• Check the actual Mercedes-Benz — These figures describe the model group. Enter the registration for that vehicle's free MOT, tax and mileage record before you pay a deposit.

Rarest Mercedes-Benz models

The published Mercedes-Benz model groups with the smallest surviving populations.

• GLB — 103 licensed, 0 SORN
• E-Class — 120 licensed, 0 SORN
• S 450 L AMG Line Prem + E 4M A — 126 licensed, 3 SORN
• E 300 Exclusive Premium — 134 licensed, 2 SORN
• AMG GLE 53 E 4matic+ Auto — 124 licensed, 12 SORN

Every Mercedes-Benz model

How to read these numbers

Licensed means taxed and legal to use on the road at the end of the quarter. SORN means the keeper has declared it off the road — it still exists, but it is not in use. A model group's total is the best available proxy for how many survive, and a shrinking one means fewer donor cars, fewer specialists and slower parts supply.

Common questions

How many Mercedes-Benz cars are left in the UK?

30,339 Mercedes-Benz vehicles were licensed and 306 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, across 44 published model groups, according to DfT and DVLA statistics.

Which Mercedes-Benz is rarest?

Of the published Mercedes-Benz model groups, the GLB has the smallest surviving population at 103 licensed and 0 SORN.

Is the Mercedes-Benz fleet shrinking?

30,339 are licensed as of 2026 Q1 — the highest count in the published series, so the Mercedes-Benz range is still arriving on UK roads rather than leaving them. A further 306 are declared SORN — 1 in 100 of the 30,645 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

What is the Mercedes-Benz MOT pass rate?

76.3% of 1,461,609 class-4 initial MOT tests on Mercedes-Benz cars passed first time in 2024 — above the 71.2% UK average.

What do Mercedes-Benz cars fail the MOT on?

Across published Mercedes-Benz model groups, the most common initial failure categories in 2024 are condition (4.6% of tests), exhaust emissions (2.6% of tests), suspension arms (2.6% of tests). DVSA publishes each model group's six most common categories, so this ranks the biggest published causes.

Does a Mercedes-Benz population figure describe the car I am looking at?

No. It describes the model group. Enter the registration for that car's own free MOT, tax and mileage record.

Source and limitations

Source: Department for Transport and DVLA, df_VEH0120_UK. Released 2026-07-15 under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

DVLA make and model fields are administrative data and can contain omissions or inconsistencies. These statistics describe model groups, not an individual registration.

Confidential cells marked [c] represent between 1 and 4 vehicles and are treated as zero in aggregates, so totals can be slightly understated.