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Mercedes-Benz 200 220 CE statistics

How many Mercedes-Benz 200 220 CEs are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the 220 CE compares with other versions of the Mercedes-Benz 200. Built from DVLA licensing records.

A version of the Mercedes-Benz 200. Recorded by DVLA as “220 CE AUTO”, “220 CE”.

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123 Mercedes-Benz 200 220 CE records (licensed and SORN)
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 34 −15.0% on a year earlier
  • Declared SORN 89 Off the road, not taxed
  • Still registered 31.9% Other Mercedes-Benz 200 versions 10.0%
  • Licensed in 1994 372 when this data begins
  • Share of Mercedes-Benz 200s 1.0% of those licensed or SORN
  • Declared off the road 72.4% of those still registered are SORN

How many Mercedes-Benz 200 220 CEs are left in Great Britain?

There were 34 Mercedes-Benz 200 220 CEs licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 89 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 90.9% lower than the 372 in 1994, when this data begins. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 72.4% of those still registered are off the road.

Mercedes-Benz 200 220 CEs licensed and SORN in Great Britain

This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.

Mercedes-Benz 200 220 CEs licensed and declared SORN in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year LicensedDeclared SORN
1994 372–
1995 367–
1996 360–
1997 346–
1998 347–
1999 354–
2000 352–
2001 357–
2002 353–
2003 345–
2004 347–
2005 325–
2006 302–
2007 28122
2008 25332
2009 22837
2010 20045
2011 16956
2012 16141
2013 13745
2014 11550
2015 10154
2016 8570
2017 7774
2018 6978
2019 5887
2020 6482
2021 5480
2022 4388
2023 3994
2024 3981
2025 3289
2026 3489

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

How many Mercedes-Benz 200 220 CEs have survived?

31.9% of Mercedes-Benz 200 220 CEs 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 200 from the same era, the figure is 10.0%, so Mercedes-Benz 200 220 CEs are 3.2 times as likely to have survived.

Share still registered (licensed or SORN)

Compared with 39 other versions of the Mercedes-Benz 200 from the same era.

Share of Mercedes-Benz 200 220 CEs still registered compared with other Mercedes-Benz 200 versions of the same age
Version Share still registered
Mercedes-Benz 200 220 CE 31.9%
Other Mercedes-Benz 200 versions of the same age 10.0%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Mercedes-Benz 200 MOT reliability

There were not enough MOT tests of Mercedes-Benz 200s in 2025 to publish reliable figures: we need at least 1,000 tests of cars aged three and over. DVSA names the model, not the version, so no separate figures exist for the 220 CE.

Other versions of the Mercedes-Benz 200

Versions of the Mercedes-Benz 200 with their own page. The Mercedes-Benz 200 page covers all 6,094 licensed, whatever the version.

Mercedes-Benz 200 220 CE compared with other versions of the Mercedes-Benz 200
Version Licensed SORN Still registered
Mercedes-Benz 200 280 SL 1,483 703 91.8%
Mercedes-Benz 200 280 SE 415 391 17.0%
Mercedes-Benz 200 230 CE 271 346 29.2%
Mercedes-Benz 200 280 CEW 175 184 26.7%
Mercedes-Benz 200 230CE 94 217 30.9%
Mercedes-Benz 200 230 151 122 20.8%
Mercedes-Benz 200 280 CE 85 102 42.7%
Mercedes-Benz 200 230 GE 43 127 34.4%
Mercedes-Benz 200 280 GE A2 48 91 40.5%
Mercedes-Benz 200 280 GE A4 43 89 31.1%
Mercedes-Benz 200 220 CE 34 89 31.9%

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Data sources and methodology

Datasets used on this page
Figures Source Period Records Updated
Licensed and SORN counts Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of June 2026 123 Mercedes-Benz 200 220 CE records (licensed and SORN) 2 October 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 “220 CE AUTO”, “220 CE”. 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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