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How many Mercedes C Class cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 338,222 licensed and 50,258 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Mercedes C Class generic-model group.

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Is the C Class disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 432,763 in 2019 Q2 and stand at 338,222 in 2026 Q1, down 22%. That is down 18% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 50,258 are declared SORN — 1 in 8 of the 388,480 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

A falling population is worth knowing before you buy: it usually means fewer donor cars, fewer specialists and slower parts supply, and it is why a good example of a scarce model can hold its price while a neglected one is hard to sell at any price.

Quarterly licensed and SORN counts

Every quarter DfT has published for this model group, newest first.

QuarterLicensedSORN
2026 Q1338,22250,258
2025 Q4342,53649,270
2025 Q3346,69448,060
2025 Q2350,80747,256
2025 Q1354,91546,903
2024 Q4358,64046,309
2024 Q3363,34245,466
2024 Q2367,16844,858
2024 Q1370,19944,357
2023 Q4373,76843,364
2023 Q3378,77941,497
2023 Q2383,35040,370
2023 Q1386,01040,034
2022 Q4391,28539,598
2022 Q3394,79438,383
2022 Q2398,13037,739
2022 Q1399,83337,797
2021 Q4403,98737,415
2021 Q3409,66436,462
2021 Q2414,91736,430
2021 Q1414,10136,821
2020 Q4414,79336,336
2020 Q3419,36835,023
2020 Q2419,04235,443
2020 Q1421,06434,721
2019 Q4428,17832,134
2019 Q3431,89830,393
2019 Q2432,76329,157
2019 Q1430,78128,625
2018 Q4428,59028,314
2018 Q3430,35626,559
2018 Q2429,30925,518
2018 Q1426,91124,920
2017 Q4424,87624,352
2017 Q3426,97522,598
2017 Q2422,67321,765
2017 Q1416,41220,957
2016 Q4408,35820,270
2016 Q3404,71618,537
2016 Q2397,65317,666
2016 Q1390,91717,250
2015 Q4385,54515,997
2015 Q3385,07914,723
2015 Q2380,49113,994
2015 Q1374,37513,408
2014 Q4364,63612,811
2014 Q3364,78111,741

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Common questions

How many Mercedes C Class cars are left in the UK?

338,222 were licensed and 50,258 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many Mercedes C Class cars are SORN?

50,258 are declared SORN — 1 in 8 of the 388,480 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the C Class disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 432,763 in 2019 Q2 and stand at 338,222 in 2026 Q1, down 22%. That is down 18% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 50,258 are declared SORN — 1 in 8 of the 388,480 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

Does this say whether one C Class is a good buy?

No. These are population figures for the model group. Enter that vehicle's registration for its 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.