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HOW MANY MERCEDES SLK280 ARE LEFT?

There are 269 MERCEDES SLK280 left on the road in the UK (i.e. with valid road tax). There are a further 64 MERCEDES SLK280 that are currently SORNED.

The total number of MERCEDES SLK280 was highest during 2008 Q3 (401). The number taxed topped out in 2008 Q3 and the total SORNed was at its maximum during 2024 Q4.

Since the total peaked, some 68 (17%) MERCEDES SLK280 have been scrapped or exported.

In the last 10 years the total number of MERCEDES SLK280 has fallen by 51. Licensed models have fallen by 107 and the SORNed total has increased by 56.

The 5 year trend shows a total decline of 25 MERCEDES SLK280 models. Taxed models have declined by 58 and the SORNed total has increased by 33.

81% of the surviving 333 MERCEDES SLK280 in the UK are still on the road.

HOW MANY MERCEDES SLK280 ARE TAXED & SORNED

YEAR TAXED SORNED TOTAL CHANGE
2005 Q49109191
2006 Q42790279188
2007 Q43763379100
2008 Q3398340122
2008 Q43946400-1
2009 Q13934397-3
2009 Q239533981
2009 Q339713980
2009 Q43901391-7
2010 Q138653910
2010 Q238933921
2010 Q339333964
2010 Q438110391-5
2011 Q1381103910
2011 Q23853388-3
2011 Q33715376-12
2011 Q43771238913
2012 Q137610386-3
2012 Q238563915
2012 Q33826388-3
2012 Q436222384-4
2013 Q135617373-11
2013 Q2378638411
2013 Q337593840
2013 Q435621377-7
2014 Q13629371-6
2014 Q2376638211
2014 Q338553908
2014 Q435929388-2
2015 Q136313376-12
2015 Q237683848
2015 Q336810378-6
2015 Q4352293813
2016 Q134821369-12
2016 Q2375938415
2016 Q336315378-6
2016 Q434728375-3
2017 Q135213365-10
2017 Q23731038318
2017 Q335414368-15
2017 Q4340323724
2018 Q134021361-11
2018 Q234216358-3
2018 Q33502237214
2018 Q432042362-10
2019 Q132926355-7
2019 Q2344203649
2019 Q3343243673
2019 Q431447361-6
2020 Q131245357-4
2020 Q2327313581
2020 Q3329383679
2020 Q430164365-2
2021 Q130449353-12
2021 Q2329273563
2021 Q3334263604
2021 Q4312523644
2022 Q130542347-17
2022 Q23183935710
2022 Q331043353-4
2022 Q4279773563
2023 Q128357340-16
2023 Q23084635414
2023 Q3292623540
2023 Q426785352-2
2024 Q126869337-15
2024 Q22856234710
2024 Q327076346-1
2024 Q4235104339-7
2025 Q1244973412
2025 Q226964333-8

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.