Car statistics
Mercedes-Benz 300 GDS statistics
How many Mercedes-Benz 300 GDS cars are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the GDS compares with other versions of the Mercedes-Benz 300. Built from DVLA licensing records.
- Licensed in Great Britain 42 +5.0% on a year earlier
- Declared SORN 68 Off the road, not taxed
- Still registered 68.3% Other Mercedes-Benz 300 versions 28.4%
- Licensed in 1994 159 when this data begins
- Share of Mercedes-Benz 300s 1.0% of those licensed or SORN
- Declared off the road 61.8% of those still registered are SORN
How many Mercedes-Benz 300 GDS cars are left in Great Britain?
There were 42 Mercedes-Benz 300 GDS cars licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 68 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 73.6% lower than the 159 in 1994, when this data begins. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 61.8% of those still registered are off the road.
Mercedes-Benz 300 GDS cars licensed and SORN in Great Britain
This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.
| Year | Licensed | Declared SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 159 | – |
| 1995 | 157 | – |
| 1996 | 156 | – |
| 1997 | 151 | – |
| 1998 | 151 | – |
| 1999 | 150 | – |
| 2000 | 141 | – |
| 2001 | 137 | – |
| 2002 | 132 | – |
| 2003 | 132 | – |
| 2004 | 131 | – |
| 2005 | 128 | – |
| 2006 | 122 | – |
| 2007 | 117 | 12 |
| 2008 | 107 | 18 |
| 2009 | 105 | 19 |
| 2010 | 103 | 19 |
| 2011 | 101 | 22 |
| 2012 | 102 | 21 |
| 2013 | 96 | 29 |
| 2014 | 80 | 32 |
| 2015 | 83 | 34 |
| 2016 | 79 | 40 |
| 2017 | 85 | 36 |
| 2018 | 77 | 47 |
| 2019 | 75 | 47 |
| 2020 | 70 | 51 |
| 2021 | 62 | 52 |
| 2022 | 51 | 63 |
| 2023 | 42 | 66 |
| 2024 | 44 | 65 |
| 2025 | 38 | 69 |
| 2026 | 42 | 68 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
How many Mercedes-Benz 300 GDS cars have survived?
68.3% of Mercedes-Benz 300 GDS cars 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 28.4%, so Mercedes-Benz 300 GDS cars are 2.4 times as likely to have survived.
Share still registered (licensed or SORN)
Compared with 27 other versions of the Mercedes-Benz 300 from the same era.
| Version | Share still registered |
|---|---|
| Mercedes-Benz 300 GDS | 68.3% |
| Other Mercedes-Benz 300 versions of the same age | 28.4% |
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.
| 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
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed and SORN counts | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | End of March 2026 | 110 Mercedes-Benz 300 GDS 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 “300 GDS”, “300 GDS 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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