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HOW MANY MERCEDES A160 ELEGANCE AUTO ARE LEFT?

There are 324 MERCEDES A160 ELEGANCE AUTO left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 406 MERCEDES A160 ELEGANCE AUTO that are currently SORNED.

The total number of MERCEDES A160 ELEGANCE AUTO was highest during 2005 Q4 (6,206). The number taxed topped out in 2005 Q4 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2020 Q2.

Since the total peaked, some 5,476 (88%) MERCEDES A160 ELEGANCE AUTO have been scrapped or exported.

During 2024 Q1 the number of MERCEDES A160 ELEGANCE AUTO 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 A160 ELEGANCE AUTO has fallen by 3,473. Licensed models have fallen by 3,522 and the SORNed total has increased by 49.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 1,038 MERCEDES A160 ELEGANCE AUTO models. Taxed models have declined by 933 and the SORNed total has fallen by 105.

56% of the remaining 730 MERCEDES A160 ELEGANCE AUTO in the UK are currently off the road.

HOW MANY MERCEDES A160 ELEGANCE AUTO ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
1998 Q49809898
1999 Q41,39301,3931,295
2000 Q42,39102,391998
2001 Q43,96403,9641,573
2002 Q44,99204,9921,028
2003 Q45,91705,917925
2004 Q46,15806,158241
2005 Q46,20606,20648
2006 Q46,14806,148-58
2007 Q46,062516,113-35
2008 Q36,028526,080-33
2008 Q45,981646,045-35
2009 Q15,968816,0494
2009 Q25,954766,030-19
2009 Q35,894765,970-60
2009 Q45,834955,929-41
2010 Q15,7891065,895-34
2010 Q25,7581225,880-15
2010 Q35,6851255,810-70
2010 Q45,6241405,764-46
2011 Q15,5671535,720-44
2011 Q25,5041635,667-53
2011 Q35,4121835,595-72
2011 Q45,3502115,561-34
2012 Q15,2892245,513-48
2012 Q25,2222045,426-87
2012 Q35,1212095,330-96
2012 Q45,0651935,258-72
2013 Q14,9402205,160-98
2013 Q24,8022395,041-119
2013 Q34,7062584,964-77
2013 Q44,5542804,834-130
2014 Q14,4503014,751-83
2014 Q24,3192984,617-134
2014 Q34,1593144,473-144
2014 Q43,9983304,328-145
2015 Q13,8463574,203-125
2015 Q23,6933894,082-121
2015 Q33,5184163,934-148
2015 Q43,3694413,810-124
2016 Q13,2514493,700-110
2016 Q23,0804863,566-134
2016 Q32,9224843,406-160
2016 Q42,7995193,318-88
2017 Q12,6984953,193-125
2017 Q22,5364833,019-174
2017 Q32,3974852,882-137
2017 Q42,2435042,747-135
2018 Q12,1214972,618-129
2018 Q22,0014922,493-125
2018 Q31,8514952,346-147
2018 Q41,7454922,237-109
2019 Q11,6224862,108-129
2019 Q21,5334772,010-98
2019 Q31,4534701,923-87
2019 Q41,3544921,846-77
2020 Q11,2575111,768-78
2020 Q21,1645211,685-83
2020 Q31,1204921,612-73
2020 Q41,0514911,542-70
2021 Q19694941,463-79
2021 Q29184761,394-69
2021 Q38474741,321-73
2021 Q47934621,255-66
2022 Q17314701,201-54
2022 Q26834561,139-62
2022 Q36344611,095-44
2022 Q45954591,054-41
2023 Q15714471,018-36
2023 Q2538448986-32
2023 Q3503446949-37
2023 Q4479447926-23
2024 Q1437456893-33
2024 Q2405447852-41
2024 Q3372439811-41
2024 Q4347425772-39
2025 Q1324406730-42

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.