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HOW MANY MERCEDES R500 SPORT A ARE LEFT?

There are 11 MERCEDES R500 SPORT A left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 3 MERCEDES R500 SPORT A that are currently SORNED.

The total number of MERCEDES R500 SPORT A was highest during 2011 Q4 (25). The number taxed topped out in 2011 Q4 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2025 Q1.

Since the total peaked, some 11 (44%) MERCEDES R500 SPORT A have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of MERCEDES R500 SPORT A has fallen by 7. Licensed models have fallen by 10 and the SORNed total has increased by 3.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 6 MERCEDES R500 SPORT A models. Taxed models have declined by 8 and the SORNed total has increased by 2.

79% of the surviving 14 MERCEDES R500 SPORT A in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY MERCEDES R500 SPORT A ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
2006 Q41801818
2007 Q4250257
2008 Q322123-2
2008 Q4230230
2009 Q1240241
2009 Q2231240
2009 Q3231240
2009 Q423023-1
2010 Q1230230
2010 Q2240241
2010 Q3250251
2010 Q421122-3
2011 Q1230231
2011 Q2230230
2011 Q3240241
2011 Q4250251
2012 Q124024-1
2012 Q2240240
2012 Q3231240
2012 Q4231240
2013 Q121122-2
2013 Q2220220
2013 Q3221231
2013 Q421021-2
2014 Q1210210
2014 Q220020-1
2014 Q3200200
2014 Q4200200
2015 Q119019-1
2015 Q2210212
2015 Q3210210
2015 Q419019-2
2016 Q1220223
2016 Q2220220
2016 Q321021-1
2016 Q4220221
2017 Q120020-2
2017 Q2212233
2017 Q320222-1
2017 Q4212231
2018 Q1212230
2018 Q2212230
2018 Q320222-1
2018 Q4202220
2019 Q1202220
2019 Q2202220
2019 Q3212231
2019 Q420222-1
2020 Q119120-2
2020 Q2191200
2020 Q3201211
2020 Q419120-1
2021 Q1191200
2021 Q218018-2
2021 Q3190191
2021 Q418018-1
2022 Q1181191
2022 Q216117-2
2022 Q3180181
2022 Q416016-2
2023 Q113114-2
2023 Q2143173
2023 Q311415-2
2023 Q410414-1
2024 Q1104140
2024 Q29413-1
2024 Q3114152
2024 Q4105150
2025 Q1105150
2025 Q211314-1

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.