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HOW MANY MERCEDES C280 ELEGANCE A ARE LEFT?

There are 198 MERCEDES C280 ELEGANCE A left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 20 MERCEDES C280 ELEGANCE A that are currently SORNED.

The total number of MERCEDES C280 ELEGANCE A was highest during 2009 Q4 (296). The number taxed topped out in 2009 Q3 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2025 Q1.

Since the total peaked, some 78 (26%) MERCEDES C280 ELEGANCE A have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of MERCEDES C280 ELEGANCE A has fallen by 49. Licensed models have fallen by 67 and the SORNed total has increased by 18.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 33 MERCEDES C280 ELEGANCE A models. Taxed models have declined by 42 and the SORNed total has increased by 9.

91% of the surviving 218 MERCEDES C280 ELEGANCE A in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY MERCEDES C280 ELEGANCE A ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
2007 Q41454149149
2008 Q32630263114
2008 Q4285028522
2009 Q128912905
2009 Q229302933
2009 Q329602963
2009 Q429512960
2010 Q12920292-4
2010 Q229202920
2010 Q329112920
2010 Q429202920
2011 Q12890289-3
2011 Q22841285-4
2011 Q328422861
2011 Q42812283-3
2012 Q12772279-4
2012 Q228012812
2012 Q32741275-6
2012 Q427322750
2013 Q12684272-3
2013 Q226942731
2013 Q327512763
2013 Q42703273-3
2014 Q12692271-2
2014 Q226922710
2014 Q327242765
2014 Q42682270-6
2015 Q127012711
2015 Q22652267-4
2015 Q326622681
2015 Q426922713
2016 Q12642266-5
2016 Q226712682
2016 Q32611262-6
2016 Q425932620
2017 Q126232653
2017 Q22612263-2
2017 Q326122630
2017 Q42584262-1
2018 Q12536259-3
2018 Q225932623
2018 Q32543257-5
2018 Q425932625
2019 Q12504254-8
2019 Q22466252-2
2019 Q32465251-1
2019 Q42455250-1
2020 Q1240122522
2020 Q224011251-1
2020 Q3241152565
2020 Q423317250-6
2021 Q123315248-2
2021 Q2239132524
2021 Q3239132520
2021 Q422915244-8
2022 Q122616242-2
2022 Q2230152453
2022 Q322717244-1
2022 Q421722239-5
2023 Q121717234-5
2023 Q221119230-4
2023 Q3215192344
2023 Q421320233-1
2024 Q121220232-1
2024 Q221018228-4
2024 Q3211172280
2024 Q420522227-1
2025 Q120023223-4
2025 Q219820218-5

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 23/10/2025.