Car statistics
Mercedes-Benz 190 E 16 statistics
How many Mercedes-Benz 190 E 16s are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the E 16 compares with other versions of the Mercedes-Benz 190. Built from DVLA licensing records.
- Licensed in Great Britain 18 0.0% on a year earlier
- Declared SORN 177 Off the road, not taxed
- Still registered 34.6% Other Mercedes-Benz 190 versions 9.9%
- Licensed in 1994 549 when this data begins
- Share of Mercedes-Benz 190s 2.7% of those licensed or SORN
- Declared off the road 90.8% of those still registered are SORN
How many Mercedes-Benz 190 E 16s are left in Great Britain?
There were 18 Mercedes-Benz 190 E 16s licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 177 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 96.7% lower than the 549 in 1994, when this data begins. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 90.8% of those still registered are off the road.
Mercedes-Benz 190 E 16s licensed and SORN in Great Britain
This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.
| Year | Licensed | Declared SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 549 | – |
| 1995 | 511 | – |
| 1996 | 514 | – |
| 1997 | 508 | – |
| 1998 | 482 | – |
| 1999 | 462 | – |
| 2000 | 410 | – |
| 2001 | 376 | – |
| 2002 | 319 | – |
| 2003 | 293 | – |
| 2004 | 248 | – |
| 2005 | 223 | – |
| 2006 | 175 | – |
| 2007 | 139 | 108 |
| 2008 | 118 | 112 |
| 2009 | 101 | 104 |
| 2010 | 86 | 112 |
| 2011 | 63 | 112 |
| 2012 | 59 | 103 |
| 2013 | 56 | 127 |
| 2014 | 42 | 134 |
| 2015 | 35 | 142 |
| 2016 | 30 | 151 |
| 2017 | 30 | 155 |
| 2018 | 29 | 162 |
| 2019 | 22 | 171 |
| 2020 | 23 | 170 |
| 2021 | 27 | 168 |
| 2022 | 23 | 175 |
| 2023 | 25 | 166 |
| 2024 | 18 | 174 |
| 2025 | 17 | 177 |
| 2026 | 18 | 177 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
How many Mercedes-Benz 190 E 16s have survived?
34.6% of Mercedes-Benz 190 E 16s are still registered (licensed or SORN), measured against the most on the road at any year end since 1994. For other versions of the Mercedes-Benz 190 from the same era, the figure is 9.9%, so Mercedes-Benz 190 E 16s are 3.5 times as likely to have survived.
Share still registered (licensed or SORN)
Compared with 4 other versions of the Mercedes-Benz 190 from the same era.
| Version | Share still registered |
|---|---|
| Mercedes-Benz 190 E 16 | 34.6% |
| Other Mercedes-Benz 190 versions of the same age | 9.9% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
Other versions of the Mercedes-Benz 190
Versions of the Mercedes-Benz 190 with their own page. The Mercedes-Benz 190 page covers all 2,079 licensed, whatever the version.
| Version | Licensed | SORN | Still registered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercedes-Benz 190 E 2.5-16 | 34 | 279 | 48.5% |
| Mercedes-Benz 190 E 16 | 18 | 177 | 34.6% |
Data sources and methodology
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed and SORN counts | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | End of March 2026 | 195 Mercedes-Benz 190 E 16 records (licensed and SORN) | 15 September 2026 |
- Figures cover Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). Northern Ireland is not included.
- Licensed counts are vehicles with a current tax or exemption at the end of each year (or the latest quarter). SORN counts are shown separately, from 2007.
- This version groups DVLA’s detailed model names “190E 2.3 16”. Engine size, gearbox, number of doors and fuel are ignored, so every engine and gearbox counts together.
- Survival compares the number still registered (licensed or SORN) with the most licensed at any year end since 1994, plus any first registered after that year. Other versions are those of the same model whose licensed count peaked in the same years, up to 2001.
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