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HOW MANY MERCEDES E280 ELEGANCE ARE LEFT?

There are 19 MERCEDES E280 ELEGANCE left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 11 MERCEDES E280 ELEGANCE that are currently SORNED.

The total number of MERCEDES E280 ELEGANCE was highest during 2008 Q3 (91). The number taxed topped out in 2007 Q4 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2023 Q1.

Since the total peaked, some 61 (67%) MERCEDES E280 ELEGANCE have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of MERCEDES E280 ELEGANCE has fallen by 29. Licensed models have fallen by 39 and the SORNed total has increased by 10.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 10 MERCEDES E280 ELEGANCE models. Taxed models have declined by 9 and the SORNed total has fallen by 1.

63% of the surviving 30 MERCEDES E280 ELEGANCE in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY MERCEDES E280 ELEGANCE ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
1997 Q41011
1998 Q47076
1999 Q43503528
2000 Q46006025
2001 Q47707717
2002 Q4850858
2003 Q480080-5
2004 Q4850855
2005 Q4880883
2006 Q487087-1
2007 Q4910914
2008 Q3901910
2008 Q487289-2
2009 Q185186-3
2009 Q2842860
2009 Q3842860
2009 Q484185-1
2010 Q184084-1
2010 Q2851862
2010 Q383285-1
2010 Q478482-3
2011 Q177178-4
2011 Q2782802
2011 Q377279-1
2011 Q474175-4
2012 Q169372-3
2012 Q264468-4
2012 Q3635680
2012 Q4637702
2013 Q163669-1
2013 Q263467-2
2013 Q363063-4
2013 Q4621630
2014 Q160060-3
2014 Q2640644
2014 Q362163-1
2014 Q459059-4
2015 Q157158-1
2015 Q2581591
2015 Q356258-1
2015 Q4582602
2016 Q157259-1
2016 Q255257-2
2016 Q354155-2
2016 Q451253-2
2017 Q1523552
2017 Q249554-1
2017 Q347552-2
2017 Q4485531
2018 Q145651-2
2018 Q241748-3
2018 Q341647-1
2018 Q4407470
2019 Q137744-3
2019 Q2311041-3
2019 Q33110410
2019 Q43210421
2020 Q1281240-2
2020 Q22812400
2020 Q3271239-1
2020 Q42811390
2021 Q1271138-1
2021 Q22712391
2021 Q32712390
2021 Q42812401
2022 Q13012422
2022 Q2291241-1
2022 Q3251338-3
2022 Q42513380
2023 Q12514391
2023 Q2231336-3
2023 Q3201232-4
2023 Q42111320
2024 Q12111320
2024 Q22210320
2024 Q3191130-2
2024 Q4181129-1
2025 Q11812301
2025 Q21911300

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.