Car statistics

Mercedes-Benz 200 230CE statistics

How many Mercedes-Benz 200 230CEs are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the 230CE 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 “230CE AUTO”, “230CE”.

Last updated
Records analysed
313 Mercedes-Benz 200 230CE records (licensed and SORN)
Methodology
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 84 −4.5% on a year earlier
  • Declared SORN 229 Off the road, not taxed
  • Still registered 31.1% Other Mercedes-Benz 200 versions 9.9%
  • Licensed in 1994 969 when this data begins
  • Share of Mercedes-Benz 200s 2.5% of those licensed or SORN
  • Declared off the road 73.2% of those still registered are SORN

How many Mercedes-Benz 200 230CEs are left in Great Britain?

There were 84 Mercedes-Benz 200 230CEs licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 229 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 91.3% lower than the 969 in 1994, when this data begins. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 73.2% of those still registered are off the road.

Mercedes-Benz 200 230CEs licensed and SORN in Great Britain

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

Mercedes-Benz 200 230CEs licensed and declared SORN in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year LicensedDeclared SORN
1994 969
1995 933
1996 904
1997 892
1998 886
1999 877
2000 866
2001 869
2002 832
2003 816
2004 796
2005 751
2006 681
2007 63294
2008 565123
2009 495114
2010 411145
2011 338162
2012 300142
2013 245181
2014 243163
2015 214174
2016 200182
2017 185198
2018 166208
2019 145221
2020 124232
2021 113244
2022 109243
2023 104233
2024 95223
2025 84225
2026 84229

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

How many Mercedes-Benz 200 230CEs have survived?

31.1% of Mercedes-Benz 200 230CEs 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 9.9%, so Mercedes-Benz 200 230CEs 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 230CEs still registered compared with other Mercedes-Benz 200 versions of the same age
Version Share still registered
Mercedes-Benz 200 230CE 31.1%
Other Mercedes-Benz 200 versions of the same age 9.9%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Other versions of the Mercedes-Benz 200

Versions of the Mercedes-Benz 200 with their own page. The Mercedes-Benz 200 page covers all 5,737 licensed, whatever the version.

Mercedes-Benz 200 230CE compared with other versions of the Mercedes-Benz 200
Version Licensed SORN Still registered
Mercedes-Benz 200 280 SL 1,374 816 92.0%
Mercedes-Benz 200 280 SE 397 400 16.8%
Mercedes-Benz 200 230 CE 237 379 29.1%
Mercedes-Benz 200 280 CEW 151 205 26.5%
Mercedes-Benz 200 230CE 84 229 31.1%
Mercedes-Benz 200 230 145 126 20.6%
Mercedes-Benz 200 280 CE 80 107 42.7%
Mercedes-Benz 200 230 GE 41 132 35.0%
Mercedes-Benz 200 280 GE A2 45 91 39.7%
Mercedes-Benz 200 280 GE A4 39 93 31.1%
Mercedes-Benz 200 220 CE 29 93 31.7%

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 March 2026 313 Mercedes-Benz 200 230CE 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 “230CE AUTO”, “230CE”. 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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