Car statistics
Mercedes-Benz 200 280 SE statistics
How many Mercedes-Benz 200 280 SEs are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the 280 SE compares with other versions of the Mercedes-Benz 200. Built from DVLA licensing records.
- Licensed in Great Britain 415 +5.9% on a year earlier
- Declared SORN 391 Off the road, not taxed
- Still registered 17.0% Other Mercedes-Benz 200 versions 9.7%
- Licensed in 1994 4,502 when this data begins
- Share of Mercedes-Benz 200s 6.4% of those licensed or SORN
- Declared off the road 48.5% of those still registered are SORN
How many Mercedes-Benz 200 280 SEs are left in Great Britain?
There were 415 Mercedes-Benz 200 280 SEs licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 391 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 90.8% lower than the 4,502 in 1994, when this data begins.
Mercedes-Benz 200 280 SEs licensed and SORN in Great Britain
This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.
| Year | Licensed | Declared SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 4,502 | – |
| 1995 | 4,074 | – |
| 1996 | 3,889 | – |
| 1997 | 3,723 | – |
| 1998 | 3,389 | – |
| 1999 | 3,045 | – |
| 2000 | 2,538 | – |
| 2001 | 2,165 | – |
| 2002 | 1,808 | – |
| 2003 | 1,508 | – |
| 2004 | 1,241 | – |
| 2005 | 963 | – |
| 2006 | 729 | – |
| 2007 | 601 | 395 |
| 2008 | 508 | 390 |
| 2009 | 470 | 343 |
| 2010 | 405 | 313 |
| 2011 | 376 | 313 |
| 2012 | 337 | 301 |
| 2013 | 334 | 334 |
| 2014 | 337 | 317 |
| 2015 | 316 | 353 |
| 2016 | 322 | 361 |
| 2017 | 325 | 388 |
| 2018 | 341 | 390 |
| 2019 | 342 | 413 |
| 2020 | 344 | 401 |
| 2021 | 382 | 394 |
| 2022 | 393 | 388 |
| 2023 | 389 | 395 |
| 2024 | 385 | 394 |
| 2025 | 401 | 396 |
| 2026 | 415 | 391 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
How many Mercedes-Benz 200 280 SEs have survived?
17.0% of Mercedes-Benz 200 280 SEs 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 9.7%, so Mercedes-Benz 200 280 SEs are 1.8 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.
| Version | Share still registered |
|---|---|
| Mercedes-Benz 200 280 SE | 17.0% |
| Other Mercedes-Benz 200 versions of the same age | 9.7% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Mercedes-Benz 200 280 SE engine sizes and fuel types
Of the 405 Mercedes-Benz 200 280 SEs licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 49.6% have an engine of 2,701cc to 2,800cc, and 32.3% have an engine of 3,401cc to 3,500cc.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
| Engine size | Share of those licensed |
|---|---|
| 2,701cc to 2,800cc 201 licensed | 49.6% |
| 3,401cc to 3,500cc 131 licensed | 32.3% |
| 2,801cc to 2,900cc 30 licensed | 7.4% |
| 3,501cc to 3,600cc 19 licensed | 4.7% |
| 4,501cc to 4,600cc 11 licensed | 2.7% |
| Other sizes 13 licensed | 3.2% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2014 to end of 2025 Updated
| Engine size | Fuel | Licensed | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,701–2,800cc | Petrol | 201 | 49.6% |
| 3,401–3,500cc | Petrol | 131 | 32.3% |
| 2,801–2,900cc | Petrol | 30 | 7.4% |
| 3,501–3,600cc | Petrol | 18 | 4.4% |
| 4,501–4,600cc | Petrol | 11 | 2.7% |
Fuel type, 2014 to 2025
Share of those licensed at the end of each year.
| Year | Petrol | Diesel |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 99.4% | 0.6% |
| 2015 | 99.4% | 0.6% |
| 2016 | 99.1% | 0.9% |
| 2017 | 99.1% | 0.9% |
| 2018 | 99.1% | 0.9% |
| 2019 | 98.8% | 1.2% |
| 2020 | 98.8% | 1.2% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | 1.0% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | 1.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | 1.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | 1.0% |
| 2025 | 99.0% | 1.0% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2014 to end of 2025 Updated
United Kingdom figures from DfT table VEH0220 (licensed cars at the end of each year, SORN excluded), so they differ slightly from the Great Britain counts elsewhere on this page. This covers cars DVLA records under this version’s name only; the Mercedes-Benz 200 page covers every version. How we use engine sizes.
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 SE.
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 | 806 Mercedes-Benz 200 280 SE 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 SE AUTO”, “280 SE”, “280 SE 3.5 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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