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HOW MANY MERCEDES SL CLASS ARE LEFT?

There are 16,327 MERCEDES SL CLASS left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 5,717 MERCEDES SL CLASS that are currently SORNED.

The total number of MERCEDES SL CLASS was highest during 2020 Q3 (23,228). The number taxed topped out in 2017 Q2 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2024 Q4.

Since the total peaked, some 1,184 (5%) MERCEDES SL CLASS have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of MERCEDES SL CLASS has gained 501. Licensed models have fallen by 3,595 and the SORNed total has increased by 4,096.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 598 MERCEDES SL CLASS models. Taxed models have declined by 2,149 and the SORNed total has increased by 1,551.

74% of the surviving 22,044 MERCEDES SL CLASS in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY MERCEDES SL CLASS ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
1994 Q41,15801,1581,158
1995 Q42,18402,1841,026
1996 Q43,28503,2851,101
1997 Q44,35104,3511,066
1998 Q45,34005,340989
1999 Q46,23706,237897
2000 Q46,87106,871634
2001 Q47,23807,238367
2002 Q48,70508,7051,467
2003 Q411,693011,6932,988
2004 Q414,082014,0822,389
2005 Q415,428015,4281,346
2006 Q416,131016,131703
2007 Q416,72660917,3351,204
2008 Q317,37856117,939604
2008 Q417,06695418,02081
2009 Q117,28888618,174154
2009 Q217,90760618,513339
2009 Q317,92863418,56249
2009 Q417,63096118,59129
2010 Q117,48899718,485-106
2010 Q218,07267218,744259
2010 Q317,98478318,76723
2010 Q417,3311,32518,656-111
2011 Q117,2071,31818,525-131
2011 Q217,90991718,826301
2011 Q317,7651,00018,765-61
2011 Q417,0331,66818,701-64
2012 Q116,9641,59518,559-142
2012 Q217,6341,15318,787228
2012 Q317,7501,08918,83952
2012 Q417,0511,86718,91879
2013 Q117,0491,89118,94022
2013 Q218,2601,29419,554614
2013 Q318,5851,17319,758204
2013 Q417,8252,20820,033275
2014 Q118,0981,71919,817-216
2014 Q219,4381,29220,730913
2014 Q319,8731,45721,330600
2014 Q418,8082,43521,243-87
2015 Q118,9181,93520,853-390
2015 Q219,9221,62121,543690
2015 Q319,9811,78521,766223
2015 Q418,8942,84221,736-30
2016 Q118,9432,64721,590-146
2016 Q219,9821,94721,929339
2016 Q319,9762,17122,147218
2016 Q419,0053,29222,297150
2017 Q119,1342,69221,826-471
2017 Q220,2292,39322,622796
2017 Q320,1052,64822,753131
2017 Q418,7513,88822,639-114
2018 Q118,6713,26621,937-702
2018 Q219,9082,70922,617680
2018 Q319,8862,98522,871254
2018 Q418,3654,41822,783-88
2019 Q118,5493,65222,201-582
2019 Q219,7413,07522,816615
2019 Q319,8063,38323,189373
2019 Q418,1014,90923,010-179
2020 Q117,4475,20622,653-357
2020 Q218,4764,16622,642-11
2020 Q318,9034,32523,228586
2020 Q417,4555,73223,187-41
2021 Q117,3754,87322,248-939
2021 Q218,9084,00322,911663
2021 Q318,7114,17522,886-25
2021 Q416,9085,76022,668-218
2022 Q117,0404,99922,039-629
2022 Q218,2764,26822,544505
2022 Q318,1904,59122,781237
2022 Q416,4766,20922,685-96
2023 Q116,4055,37021,775-910
2023 Q217,7774,64022,417642
2023 Q317,4375,02522,46245
2023 Q415,4466,81322,259-203
2024 Q115,5705,99221,562-697
2024 Q216,7385,34222,080518
2024 Q316,4075,76122,16888
2024 Q414,5397,40121,940-228
2025 Q114,6377,31321,95010
2025 Q216,3275,71722,04494

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.