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Mercedes-Benz 300 320 CE Cabriolet statistics

How many Mercedes-Benz 300 320 CE Cabriolets are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the 320 CE Cabriolet compares with other versions of the Mercedes-Benz 300. Built from DVLA licensing records.

A version of the Mercedes-Benz 300. Recorded by DVLA as “320 CE CABRIOLET A”, “320 CE CABRIOLET”.

Last updated
Records analysed
115 Mercedes-Benz 300 320 CE Cabriolet records (licensed and SORN)
Methodology
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 40 +11.1% on a year earlier
  • Declared SORN 75 Off the road, not taxed
  • Still registered 68.5% Other Mercedes-Benz 300 versions 28.6%
  • Peak year 1995 157 licensed
  • Share of Mercedes-Benz 300s 1.0% of those licensed or SORN
  • Declared off the road 65.2% of those still registered are SORN

How many Mercedes-Benz 300 320 CE Cabriolets are left in Great Britain?

There were 40 Mercedes-Benz 300 320 CE Cabriolets licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 75 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 74.5% lower than its peak of 157 in 1995. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 65.2% of those still registered are off the road.

Mercedes-Benz 300 320 CE Cabriolets licensed and SORN in Great Britain

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

Mercedes-Benz 300 320 CE Cabriolets licensed and declared SORN in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year LicensedDeclared SORN
1994 150
1995 157
1996 152
1997 148
1998 147
1999 154
2000 153
2001 153
2002 149
2003 146
2004 132
2005 135
2006 134
2007 13216
2008 11925
2009 10931
2010 9934
2011 8843
2012 8940
2013 8645
2014 8445
2015 7353
2016 7654
2017 6758
2018 6266
2019 5767
2020 5075
2021 4578
2022 5076
2023 4477
2024 3877
2025 3877
2026 4075

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

How many Mercedes-Benz 300 320 CE Cabriolets have survived?

68.5% of Mercedes-Benz 300 320 CE Cabriolets 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 300 from the same era, the figure is 28.6%, so Mercedes-Benz 300 320 CE Cabriolets are 2.4 times as likely to have survived.

Share still registered (licensed or SORN)

Compared with 28 other versions of the Mercedes-Benz 300 from the same era.

Share of Mercedes-Benz 300 320 CE Cabriolets still registered compared with other Mercedes-Benz 300 versions of the same age
Version Share still registered
Mercedes-Benz 300 320 CE Cabriolet 68.5%
Other Mercedes-Benz 300 versions of the same age 28.6%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Other versions of the Mercedes-Benz 300

Versions of the Mercedes-Benz 300 with their own page. The Mercedes-Benz 300 page covers all 3,943 licensed, whatever the version.

Mercedes-Benz 300 320 CE Cabriolet compared with other versions of the Mercedes-Benz 300
Version Licensed SORN Still registered
Mercedes-Benz 300 SL 981 1,489 75.6%
Mercedes-Benz 300 350 SL 738 525 87.2%
Mercedes-Benz 300 380 SL 449 396 83.7%
Mercedes-Benz 300 SL-24 152 463 54.1%
Mercedes-Benz 300 380 SLC 68 84 52.1%
Mercedes-Benz 300 320 CE Cabriolet 40 75 68.5%
Mercedes-Benz 300 GDS 42 68 68.3%

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 115 Mercedes-Benz 300 320 CE Cabriolet 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 “320 CE CABRIOLET A”, “320 CE CABRIOLET”. 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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