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HOW MANY MERCEDES R280 SPORT CDI 4 MATIC A ARE LEFT?

There are 15 MERCEDES R280 SPORT CDI 4 MATIC A left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 14 MERCEDES R280 SPORT CDI 4 MATIC A that are currently SORNED.

The total number of MERCEDES R280 SPORT CDI 4 MATIC A was highest during 2007 Q4 (95). The number taxed topped out in 2007 Q4 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2023 Q1.

Since the total peaked, some 66 (69%) MERCEDES R280 SPORT CDI 4 MATIC A have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of MERCEDES R280 SPORT CDI 4 MATIC A has fallen by 55. Licensed models have fallen by 67 and the SORNed total has increased by 12.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 38 MERCEDES R280 SPORT CDI 4 MATIC A models. Taxed models have declined by 38 and the SORNed total has fallen by 0.

52% of the surviving 29 MERCEDES R280 SPORT CDI 4 MATIC A in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY MERCEDES R280 SPORT CDI 4 MATIC A ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
2007 Q49419595
2008 Q386591-4
2008 Q4902921
2009 Q176379-13
2009 Q2812834
2009 Q3892918
2009 Q489089-2
2010 Q183083-6
2010 Q2812830
2010 Q3851863
2010 Q482183-3
2011 Q181182-1
2011 Q2850853
2011 Q3851861
2011 Q4851860
2012 Q1871882
2012 Q2863891
2012 Q384488-1
2012 Q482385-3
2013 Q181384-1
2013 Q2823851
2013 Q383083-2
2013 Q4830830
2014 Q1851863
2014 Q2870871
2014 Q386086-1
2014 Q4900904
2015 Q182284-6
2015 Q2822840
2015 Q379180-4
2015 Q4801811
2016 Q1802821
2016 Q2813842
2016 Q3852873
2016 Q481485-2
2017 Q179382-3
2017 Q276480-2
2017 Q3768844
2017 Q469978-6
2018 Q169776-2
2018 Q2697760
2018 Q3697760
2018 Q4737804
2019 Q168775-5
2019 Q267774-1
2019 Q3696751
2019 Q463871-4
2020 Q1551267-4
2020 Q25314670
2020 Q3511465-2
2020 Q45115661
2021 Q1501464-2
2021 Q2501161-3
2021 Q350959-2
2021 Q4431154-5
2022 Q1401050-4
2022 Q2331346-4
2022 Q33313460
2022 Q43115460
2023 Q1281644-2
2023 Q2251540-4
2023 Q3241337-3
2023 Q4261036-1
2024 Q1231235-1
2024 Q22411350
2024 Q3191231-4
2024 Q4141327-4
2025 Q11514292
2025 Q21514290

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.