Car statistics
Mercedes-Benz 200 280 CE statistics
How many Mercedes-Benz 200 280 CEs are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the 280 CE compares with other versions of the Mercedes-Benz 200. Built from DVLA licensing records.
- Licensed in Great Britain 85 +3.7% on a year earlier
- Declared SORN 102 Off the road, not taxed
- Still registered 42.7% Other Mercedes-Benz 200 versions 12.5%
- Peak year 1995 352 licensed
- Share of Mercedes-Benz 200s 1.5% of those licensed or SORN
- Declared off the road 54.5% of those still registered are SORN
How many Mercedes-Benz 200 280 CEs are left in Great Britain?
There were 85 Mercedes-Benz 200 280 CEs licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 102 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 75.9% lower than its peak of 352 in 1995. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 54.5% of those still registered are off the road.
Mercedes-Benz 200 280 CEs licensed and SORN in Great Britain
This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.
| Year | Licensed | Declared SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 351 | – |
| 1995 | 352 | – |
| 1996 | 329 | – |
| 1997 | 316 | – |
| 1998 | 308 | – |
| 1999 | 291 | – |
| 2000 | 267 | – |
| 2001 | 243 | – |
| 2002 | 234 | – |
| 2003 | 221 | – |
| 2004 | 184 | – |
| 2005 | 160 | – |
| 2006 | 131 | – |
| 2007 | 118 | 80 |
| 2008 | 97 | 87 |
| 2009 | 92 | 81 |
| 2010 | 83 | 82 |
| 2011 | 84 | 74 |
| 2012 | 72 | 77 |
| 2013 | 73 | 85 |
| 2014 | 78 | 89 |
| 2015 | 79 | 96 |
| 2016 | 79 | 96 |
| 2017 | 83 | 99 |
| 2018 | 79 | 104 |
| 2019 | 88 | 105 |
| 2020 | 86 | 101 |
| 2021 | 89 | 101 |
| 2022 | 86 | 104 |
| 2023 | 86 | 102 |
| 2024 | 85 | 102 |
| 2025 | 84 | 106 |
| 2026 | 85 | 102 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
How many Mercedes-Benz 200 280 CEs have survived?
42.7% of Mercedes-Benz 200 280 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 12.5%, so Mercedes-Benz 200 280 CEs are 3.4 times as likely to have survived.
Share still registered (licensed or SORN)
Compared with 43 other versions of the Mercedes-Benz 200 from the same era.
| Version | Share still registered |
|---|---|
| Mercedes-Benz 200 280 CE | 42.7% |
| Other Mercedes-Benz 200 versions of the same age | 12.5% |
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 280 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.
| 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
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed and SORN counts | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | End of June 2026 | 187 Mercedes-Benz 200 280 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 “280 CE”, “280 CE AUTO”. 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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