MERCEDES > R CLASS

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

HOW MANY MERCEDES R CLASS ARE LEFT?

There are 1,579 MERCEDES R CLASS left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 651 MERCEDES R CLASS that are currently SORNED.

The total number of MERCEDES R CLASS was highest during 2014 Q3 (3,920). The number taxed topped out in 2014 Q3 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2025 Q1.

Since the total peaked, some 1,690 (43%) MERCEDES R CLASS have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of MERCEDES R CLASS has fallen by 1,618. Licensed models have fallen by 2,229 and the SORNed total has increased by 611.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 1,008 MERCEDES R CLASS models. Taxed models have declined by 1,314 and the SORNed total has increased by 306.

71% of the surviving 2,230 MERCEDES R CLASS in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY MERCEDES R CLASS ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
2006 Q41,06201,0621,062
2007 Q41,969231,992930
2008 Q32,411422,453461
2008 Q42,457262,48330
2009 Q12,556252,58198
2009 Q22,678282,706125
2009 Q32,718292,74741
2009 Q42,734262,76013
2010 Q12,742352,77717
2010 Q22,828272,85578
2010 Q32,902302,93277
2010 Q42,985273,01280
2011 Q13,076253,10189
2011 Q23,161273,18887
2011 Q33,268353,303115
2011 Q43,362393,40198
2012 Q13,468373,505104
2012 Q23,569453,614109
2012 Q33,653423,69581
2012 Q43,690413,73136
2013 Q13,791453,836105
2013 Q23,846273,87337
2013 Q33,861243,88512
2013 Q43,827303,857-28
2014 Q13,828323,8603
2014 Q23,830323,8622
2014 Q33,887333,92058
2014 Q43,818373,855-65
2015 Q13,800323,832-23
2015 Q23,808403,84816
2015 Q33,785463,831-17
2015 Q43,767513,818-13
2016 Q13,750523,802-16
2016 Q23,708553,763-39
2016 Q33,720633,78320
2016 Q43,683793,762-21
2017 Q13,612913,703-59
2017 Q23,597903,687-16
2017 Q33,5781013,679-8
2017 Q43,5271073,634-45
2018 Q13,4391353,574-60
2018 Q23,4101443,554-20
2018 Q33,3981483,546-8
2018 Q43,3531753,528-18
2019 Q13,2711843,455-73
2019 Q23,2152063,421-34
2019 Q33,1502223,372-49
2019 Q43,0672533,320-52
2020 Q12,9383233,261-59
2020 Q22,8933453,238-23
2020 Q32,8783373,215-23
2020 Q42,8153753,190-25
2021 Q12,7383843,122-68
2021 Q22,7023833,085-37
2021 Q32,6583983,056-29
2021 Q42,5974153,012-44
2022 Q12,5344412,975-37
2022 Q22,4424692,911-64
2022 Q32,3564822,838-73
2022 Q42,3294972,826-12
2023 Q12,2275142,741-85
2023 Q22,1495402,689-52
2023 Q32,0585462,604-85
2023 Q41,9845812,565-39
2024 Q11,9226012,523-42
2024 Q21,8586032,461-62
2024 Q31,7596462,405-56
2024 Q41,6866522,338-67
2025 Q11,6506522,302-36
2025 Q21,5796512,230-72

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.