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HOW MANY MERCEDES SL500 AUTO ARE LEFT?

There are 2,680 MERCEDES SL500 AUTO left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 1,369 MERCEDES SL500 AUTO that are currently SORNED.

The total number of MERCEDES SL500 AUTO was highest during 2014 Q3 (4,646). The number taxed topped out in 2009 Q2 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2024 Q4.

Since the total peaked, some 597 (13%) MERCEDES SL500 AUTO have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of MERCEDES SL500 AUTO has fallen by 523. Licensed models have fallen by 1,531 and the SORNed total has increased by 1,008.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 233 MERCEDES SL500 AUTO models. Taxed models have declined by 639 and the SORNed total has increased by 406.

66% of the surviving 4,049 MERCEDES SL500 AUTO in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY MERCEDES SL500 AUTO ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
1994 Q42070207207
1995 Q44920492285
1996 Q4584058492
1997 Q45760576-8
1998 Q4650065074
1999 Q47740774124
2000 Q4820082046
2001 Q49220922102
2002 Q42,00102,0011,079
2003 Q43,14003,1401,139
2004 Q43,75003,750610
2005 Q44,05404,054304
2006 Q44,27404,274220
2007 Q44,4291244,553279
2008 Q34,4341014,535-18
2008 Q44,3641764,5405
2009 Q14,3651674,532-8
2009 Q24,4431184,56129
2009 Q34,4021354,537-24
2009 Q44,3362004,536-1
2010 Q14,2672244,491-45
2010 Q24,3651424,50716
2010 Q34,3431594,502-5
2010 Q44,1643004,464-38
2011 Q14,1252934,418-46
2011 Q24,2511994,45032
2011 Q34,2072014,408-42
2011 Q44,0413404,381-27
2012 Q14,0443174,361-20
2012 Q24,2042214,42564
2012 Q34,2152384,45328
2012 Q44,0583904,448-5
2013 Q14,0554064,46113
2013 Q24,2722854,55796
2013 Q34,2892594,548-9
2013 Q44,0844754,55911
2014 Q14,1073534,460-99
2014 Q24,2962714,567107
2014 Q34,3263204,64679
2014 Q44,0755194,594-52
2015 Q14,0384254,463-131
2015 Q24,2113614,572109
2015 Q34,1684014,569-3
2015 Q43,9006424,542-27
2016 Q13,8866024,488-54
2016 Q24,0534554,50820
2016 Q34,0015134,5146
2016 Q43,7757414,5162
2017 Q13,7496414,390-126
2017 Q23,9425584,500110
2017 Q33,8946164,51010
2017 Q43,5948874,481-29
2018 Q13,5247784,302-179
2018 Q23,7526384,39088
2018 Q33,7227004,42232
2018 Q43,4101,0184,4286
2019 Q13,3808744,254-174
2019 Q23,6087584,366112
2019 Q33,6507894,43973
2019 Q43,2571,1234,380-59
2020 Q13,1341,1624,296-84
2020 Q23,3199634,282-14
2020 Q33,3729984,37088
2020 Q43,0981,2654,363-7
2021 Q13,0361,1334,169-194
2021 Q23,3649464,310141
2021 Q33,3359964,33121
2021 Q42,9601,3314,291-40
2022 Q12,9691,1674,136-155
2022 Q23,1981,0264,22488
2022 Q33,1711,0894,26036
2022 Q42,8401,4124,252-8
2023 Q12,7801,2884,068-184
2023 Q23,0611,1224,183115
2023 Q33,0021,2124,21431
2023 Q42,5891,5754,164-50
2024 Q12,6231,4244,047-117
2024 Q22,7981,2984,09649
2024 Q32,7251,3704,095-1
2024 Q42,3361,7134,049-46
2025 Q12,3401,7084,048-1
2025 Q22,6801,3694,0491

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.