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HOW MANY MERCEDES A140 CLASSIC ARE LEFT?

There are 309 MERCEDES A140 CLASSIC left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 831 MERCEDES A140 CLASSIC that are currently SORNED.

The total number of MERCEDES A140 CLASSIC was highest during 2006 Q4 (14,693). The number taxed topped out in 2006 Q4 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2017 Q1.

Since the total peaked, some 13,553 (92%) MERCEDES A140 CLASSIC have been scrapped or exported.

During 2021 Q3 the number of MERCEDES A140 CLASSIC that were off the road (SORN) exceeded the number that were licensed for the first time. This could indicate the owners are reluctant to sell or scrap their car as they view them as a potential future classic.

In the last 10 years the total number of MERCEDES A140 CLASSIC has fallen by 8,488. Licensed models have fallen by 8,516 and the SORNed total has increased by 28.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 1,704 MERCEDES A140 CLASSIC models. Taxed models have declined by 1,460 and the SORNed total has fallen by 244.

73% of the remaining 1,140 MERCEDES A140 CLASSIC in the UK are currently off the road.

HOW MANY MERCEDES A140 CLASSIC ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
1998 Q43770377377
1999 Q42,18702,1871,810
2000 Q44,98504,9852,798
2001 Q48,32708,3273,342
2002 Q412,557012,5574,230
2003 Q414,370014,3701,813
2004 Q414,664014,664294
2005 Q414,688014,68824
2006 Q414,693014,6935
2007 Q414,53814214,680-13
2008 Q314,41215614,568-112
2008 Q414,35319314,546-22
2009 Q114,34418814,532-14
2009 Q214,24820414,452-80
2009 Q314,14321014,353-99
2009 Q413,99725014,247-106
2010 Q113,86128114,142-105
2010 Q213,79527214,067-75
2010 Q313,66430913,973-94
2010 Q413,56032513,885-88
2011 Q113,48133713,818-67
2011 Q213,30737713,684-134
2011 Q313,09743513,532-152
2011 Q412,92743813,365-167
2012 Q112,72348113,204-161
2012 Q212,51646212,978-226
2012 Q312,30546312,768-210
2012 Q412,12146012,581-187
2013 Q111,76550012,265-316
2013 Q211,50149211,993-272
2013 Q311,16052511,685-308
2013 Q410,80159411,395-290
2014 Q110,46161211,073-322
2014 Q210,12359210,715-358
2014 Q39,88362910,512-203
2014 Q49,2797099,988-524
2015 Q18,8258039,628-360
2015 Q28,4438349,277-351
2015 Q37,9618918,852-425
2015 Q47,5599538,512-340
2016 Q17,1801,0498,229-283
2016 Q26,6981,0667,764-465
2016 Q36,1731,1117,284-480
2016 Q45,8251,1456,970-314
2017 Q15,3431,1736,516-454
2017 Q24,9011,1556,056-460
2017 Q34,5761,1105,686-370
2017 Q44,2021,1385,340-346
2018 Q13,8271,1184,945-395
2018 Q23,4651,1134,578-367
2018 Q33,1451,1024,247-331
2018 Q42,8761,0983,974-273
2019 Q12,5951,0823,677-297
2019 Q22,3481,0603,408-269
2019 Q32,1631,0623,225-183
2019 Q41,9661,0483,014-211
2020 Q11,7691,0752,844-170
2020 Q21,6331,0632,696-148
2020 Q31,4611,0552,516-180
2020 Q41,3141,0322,346-170
2021 Q11,1901,0312,221-125
2021 Q21,0959962,091-130
2021 Q39599801,939-152
2021 Q48869971,883-56
2022 Q18249871,811-72
2022 Q27659661,731-80
2022 Q37089521,660-71
2022 Q46559491,604-56
2023 Q16079481,555-49
2023 Q25709401,510-45
2023 Q35299441,473-37
2023 Q44839391,422-51
2024 Q14409311,371-51
2024 Q23999301,329-42
2024 Q33749081,282-47
2024 Q43468531,199-83
2025 Q13098311,140-59

How Rare Is My Car analyses 'road tax' data from the DVLA, this dataset is only available from 1994 onwards.

DVLA Vehicle licensing statistics last updated 18/10/2025.