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How many Mercedes E Class cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 208,613 licensed and 42,991 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Mercedes E Class generic-model group.

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Is the E Class disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 259,874 in 2019 Q3 and stand at 208,613 in 2026 Q1, down 20%. That is down 18% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 42,991 are declared SORN — 1 in 6 of the 251,604 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 Q1208,61342,991
2025 Q4211,99642,033
2025 Q3214,92740,606
2025 Q2217,72739,836
2025 Q1219,41639,794
2024 Q4222,08139,161
2024 Q3225,49238,116
2024 Q2228,04237,203
2024 Q1229,70536,802
2023 Q4233,00836,066
2023 Q3236,84834,121
2023 Q2239,66733,065
2023 Q1241,01032,637
2022 Q4244,41532,214
2022 Q3247,19430,884
2022 Q2249,77030,158
2022 Q1250,55430,067
2021 Q4251,74529,780
2021 Q3254,27228,782
2021 Q2256,84428,424
2021 Q1255,60128,833
2020 Q4255,13828,247
2020 Q3256,61927,108
2020 Q2254,27427,351
2020 Q1254,56526,904
2019 Q4258,11524,780
2019 Q3259,87423,107
2019 Q2259,35422,076
2019 Q1257,22721,548
2018 Q4254,00721,408
2018 Q3255,32220,021
2018 Q2251,71519,194
2018 Q1248,21919,062
2017 Q4245,80218,710
2017 Q3246,97417,482
2017 Q2245,73116,911
2017 Q1242,76716,314
2016 Q4239,33315,829
2016 Q3238,03514,659
2016 Q2235,38514,122
2016 Q1232,15414,061
2015 Q4226,01313,474
2015 Q3224,21112,409
2015 Q2220,46911,898
2015 Q1217,95211,589
2014 Q4213,41511,162
2014 Q3215,44910,017

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Common questions

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

208,613 were licensed and 42,991 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many Mercedes E Class cars are SORN?

42,991 are declared SORN — 1 in 6 of the 251,604 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the E Class disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 259,874 in 2019 Q3 and stand at 208,613 in 2026 Q1, down 20%. That is down 18% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 42,991 are declared SORN — 1 in 6 of the 251,604 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

Does this say whether one E 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.