Mercedes-Benz 500 SL-32 statistics

• Licensed in Great Britain 237 −1.7% on a year earlier
• Declared SORN 508 Off the road, not taxed
• Still registered 57.6% Other Mercedes-Benz 500 versions 36.0%
• Licensed in 1994 1,282 when this data begins
• Share of Mercedes-Benz 500s 21.7% of those licensed or SORN
• Declared off the road 68.2% of those still registered are SORN

How many Mercedes-Benz 500 SL-32s are left in Great Britain?

There were 237 Mercedes-Benz 500 SL-32s licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 508 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 81.5% lower than the 1,282 in 1994, when this data begins. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 68.2% of those still registered are off the road.

How many Mercedes-Benz 500 SL-32s have survived?

57.6% of Mercedes-Benz 500 SL-32s 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 500 from the same era, the figure is 36.0%, so Mercedes-Benz 500 SL-32s are 1.6 times as likely to have survived.

Mercedes-Benz 500 SL-32 engine sizes and fuel types

Of the 200 Mercedes-Benz 500 SL-32s licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 99.0% have an engine of 4,901cc to 5,000cc.

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

Mercedes-Benz 500 MOT reliability

There were not enough MOT tests of Mercedes-Benz 500s 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 SL-32.

Other versions of the Mercedes-Benz 500

Versions of the Mercedes-Benz 500 with their own page. The Mercedes-Benz 500 page covers all 1,263 licensed, whatever the version.