MERCEDES > C CLASS

HOW MANY WERE MADE | HOW MANY ARE LEFT | TRIMS | COLOURS | ENGINES

HOW MANY MERCEDES C CLASS ARE LEFT?

There are 350,807 MERCEDES C CLASS left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 47,256 MERCEDES C CLASS that are currently SORNED.

The total number of MERCEDES C CLASS was highest during 2019 Q3 (462,291). The number taxed topped out in 2019 Q2 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2025 Q2.

Since the total peaked, some 64,228 (14%) MERCEDES C CLASS have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of MERCEDES C CLASS has gained 3,578. Licensed models have fallen by 29,684 and the SORNed total has increased by 33,262.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 56,422 MERCEDES C CLASS models. Taxed models have declined by 68,235 and the SORNed total has increased by 11,813.

88% of the surviving 398,063 MERCEDES C CLASS in the UK are still on the road.

<< HOW MANY MERCEDES C CLASS WERE MADE

MERCEDES C CLASS MODELS >>

HOW MANY MERCEDES C CLASS ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
1994 Q415,056015,05615,056
1995 Q430,614030,61415,558
1996 Q447,077047,07716,463
1997 Q465,005065,00517,928
1998 Q486,208086,20821,203
1999 Q4102,7690102,76916,561
2000 Q4115,1600115,16012,391
2001 Q4138,7560138,75623,596
2002 Q4167,6850167,68528,929
2003 Q4198,0650198,06530,380
2004 Q4222,9690222,96924,904
2005 Q4245,6680245,66822,699
2006 Q4261,5880261,58815,920
2007 Q4275,6145,637281,25119,663
2008 Q3289,5845,933295,51714,266
2008 Q4290,2686,547296,8151,298
2009 Q1293,7066,558300,2643,449
2009 Q2297,1286,423303,5513,287
2009 Q3299,7346,478306,2122,661
2009 Q4301,4356,883308,3182,106
2010 Q1303,3347,330310,6642,346
2010 Q2305,7567,146312,9022,238
2010 Q3308,4217,735316,1563,254
2010 Q4307,9938,402316,395239
2011 Q1311,8798,799320,6784,283
2011 Q2313,9198,867322,7862,108
2011 Q3317,7339,165326,8984,112
2011 Q4319,0739,919328,9922,094
2012 Q1323,6069,880333,4864,494
2012 Q2326,3849,722336,1062,620
2012 Q3332,7739,685342,4586,352
2012 Q4333,69110,158343,8491,391
2013 Q1338,93910,343349,2825,433
2013 Q2341,9519,831351,7822,500
2013 Q3344,9339,922354,8553,073
2013 Q4343,96411,416355,380525
2014 Q1349,21511,451360,6665,286
2014 Q2351,86510,853362,7182,052
2014 Q3364,78111,741376,52213,804
2014 Q4364,63612,811377,447925
2015 Q1374,37513,408387,78310,336
2015 Q2380,49113,994394,4856,702
2015 Q3385,07914,723399,8025,317
2015 Q4385,54515,997401,5421,740
2016 Q1390,91717,250408,1676,625
2016 Q2397,65317,666415,3197,152
2016 Q3404,71618,537423,2537,934
2016 Q4408,35820,270428,6285,375
2017 Q1416,41220,957437,3698,741
2017 Q2422,67321,765444,4387,069
2017 Q3426,97522,598449,5735,135
2017 Q4424,87624,352449,228-345
2018 Q1426,91124,920451,8312,603
2018 Q2429,30925,518454,8272,996
2018 Q3430,35626,559456,9152,088
2018 Q4428,59028,314456,904-11
2019 Q1430,78128,625459,4062,502
2019 Q2432,76329,157461,9202,514
2019 Q3431,89830,393462,291371
2019 Q4428,17832,134460,312-1,979
2020 Q1421,06434,721455,785-4,527
2020 Q2419,04235,443454,485-1,300
2020 Q3419,36835,023454,391-94
2020 Q4414,79336,336451,129-3,262
2021 Q1414,10136,821450,922-207
2021 Q2414,91736,430451,347425
2021 Q3409,66436,462446,126-5,221
2021 Q4403,98737,415441,402-4,724
2022 Q1399,83337,797437,630-3,772
2022 Q2398,13037,739435,869-1,761
2022 Q3394,79438,383433,177-2,692
2022 Q4391,28539,598430,883-2,294
2023 Q1386,01040,034426,044-4,839
2023 Q2383,35040,370423,720-2,324
2023 Q3378,77941,497420,276-3,444
2023 Q4373,76843,364417,132-3,144
2024 Q1370,19944,357414,556-2,576
2024 Q2367,16844,858412,026-2,530
2024 Q3363,34245,466408,808-3,218
2024 Q4358,64046,309404,949-3,859
2025 Q1354,91546,903401,818-3,131
2025 Q2350,80747,256398,063-3,755

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.