Car statistics
Mercedes-Benz 300 SL-24 statistics
How many Mercedes-Benz 300 SL-24s are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the SL-24 compares with other versions of the Mercedes-Benz 300. Built from DVLA licensing records.
- Licensed in Great Britain 152 −6.2% on a year earlier
- Declared SORN 463 Off the road, not taxed
- Still registered 54.1% Other Mercedes-Benz 300 versions 27.7%
- Licensed in 1994 1,128 when this data begins
- Share of Mercedes-Benz 300s 5.6% of those licensed or SORN
- Declared off the road 75.3% of those still registered are SORN
How many Mercedes-Benz 300 SL-24s are left in Great Britain?
There were 152 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL-24s licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 463 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 86.5% lower than the 1,128 in 1994, when this data begins. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 75.3% of those still registered are off the road.
Mercedes-Benz 300 SL-24s licensed and SORN in Great Britain
This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.
| Year | Licensed | Declared SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 1,128 | – |
| 1995 | 1,041 | – |
| 1996 | 1,012 | – |
| 1997 | 1,004 | – |
| 1998 | 987 | – |
| 1999 | 966 | – |
| 2000 | 941 | – |
| 2001 | 918 | – |
| 2002 | 902 | – |
| 2003 | 891 | – |
| 2004 | 881 | – |
| 2005 | 852 | – |
| 2006 | 792 | – |
| 2007 | 741 | 124 |
| 2008 | 662 | 160 |
| 2009 | 657 | 172 |
| 2010 | 569 | 229 |
| 2011 | 550 | 229 |
| 2012 | 501 | 258 |
| 2013 | 446 | 301 |
| 2014 | 424 | 302 |
| 2015 | 397 | 323 |
| 2016 | 361 | 355 |
| 2017 | 329 | 382 |
| 2018 | 319 | 397 |
| 2019 | 298 | 410 |
| 2020 | 239 | 448 |
| 2021 | 229 | 453 |
| 2022 | 215 | 453 |
| 2023 | 172 | 474 |
| 2024 | 164 | 460 |
| 2025 | 153 | 461 |
| 2026 | 152 | 463 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
How many Mercedes-Benz 300 SL-24s have survived?
54.1% 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 27.7%, so Mercedes-Benz 300 SL-24s are 2.0 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 SL-24 | 54.1% |
| Other Mercedes-Benz 300 versions of the same age | 27.7% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
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.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
| Engine size | Share of those licensed |
|---|---|
| 2,901cc to 3,000cc 153 licensed | 98.1% |
| Other sizes 3 licensed | 1.9% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2014 to end of 2025 Updated
| Engine size | Fuel | Licensed | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,901–3,000cc | Petrol | 153 | 98.1% |
| 3,001–3,100cc | Petrol | 3 | 1.9% |
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.
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 | 615 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL-24 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 “300SL-24 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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