Mercedes-Benz 300 SL-24 statistics

• Licensed in Great Britain 195 −5.8% on a year earlier
• Declared SORN 416 Off the road, not taxed
• Still registered 53.7% Other Mercedes-Benz 300 versions 23.8%
• Licensed in 1994 1,128 when this data begins
• Share of Mercedes-Benz 300s 7.6% of those licensed or SORN
• Declared off the road 68.1% of those still registered are SORN

How many Mercedes-Benz 300 SL-24s are left in Great Britain?

There were 195 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL-24s licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 416 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 82.7% lower than the 1,128 in 1994, when this data begins. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 68.1% of those still registered are off the road.

How many Mercedes-Benz 300 SL-24s have survived?

53.7% of Mercedes-Benz 300 SL-24s 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 23.8%, so Mercedes-Benz 300 SL-24s are 2.3 times as likely to have survived.

Mercedes-Benz 300 SL-24 engine sizes and fuel types

Of the 156 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL-24s licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 98.1% have an engine of 2,901cc to 3,000cc.

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 300 page covers every version. How we use engine sizes.

Mercedes-Benz 300 MOT reliability

We do not show MOT figures for the Mercedes-Benz 300: 20% of those on the DVLA record are vans, and DVSA's results do not separate car and van tests of the same model.

Other versions of the Mercedes-Benz 300

Versions of the Mercedes-Benz 300 with their own page. The Mercedes-Benz 300 page covers all 2,830 licensed, whatever the version.