Car statistics
Mercedes-Benz C-Class C230 Elegance SE statistics
How many Mercedes-Benz C-Class C230 Elegance SEs are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the C230 Elegance SE compares with other versions of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class. Built from DVLA licensing records.
- Licensed in Great Britain 91 −12.5% on a year earlier
- Declared SORN 16 Off the road, not taxed
- Still registered 53.5% Other Mercedes-Benz C-Class versions 33.8%
- Peak year 2008 198 licensed
- Share of Mercedes-Benz C-Classes 0.0% of those licensed or SORN
- Declared off the road 15.0% of those still registered are SORN
How many Mercedes-Benz C-Class C230 Elegance SEs are left in Great Britain?
There were 91 Mercedes-Benz C-Class C230 Elegance SEs licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 16 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 54.0% lower than its peak of 198 in 2008.
Mercedes-Benz C-Class C230 Elegance SEs licensed and SORN in Great Britain
This data records SORN from 2008, so the SORN line starts there.
| Year | Licensed | Declared SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 86 | – |
| 2006 | 180 | – |
| 2007 | 193 | – |
| 2008 | 198 | 1 |
| 2009 | 197 | 0 |
| 2010 | 197 | 2 |
| 2011 | 192 | 4 |
| 2012 | 195 | 1 |
| 2013 | 193 | 2 |
| 2014 | 184 | 1 |
| 2015 | 183 | 0 |
| 2016 | 179 | 2 |
| 2017 | 176 | 4 |
| 2018 | 174 | 6 |
| 2019 | 157 | 8 |
| 2020 | 142 | 16 |
| 2021 | 140 | 13 |
| 2022 | 135 | 8 |
| 2023 | 124 | 10 |
| 2024 | 114 | 9 |
| 2025 | 97 | 13 |
| 2026 | 91 | 16 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
How many Mercedes-Benz C-Class C230 Elegance SEs have survived?
53.5% of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class C230 Elegance SEs first registered since 2001 are still registered, licensed or SORN. For other versions of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class first registered in the same years, the figure is 33.8%, so Mercedes-Benz C-Class C230 Elegance SEs are 1.6 times as likely to have survived.
Share still registered (licensed or SORN)
Compared with 40 other versions of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class first registered in the same years.
| Version | Share still registered |
|---|---|
| Mercedes-Benz C-Class C230 Elegance SE | 53.5% |
| Other Mercedes-Benz C-Class versions of the same age | 33.8% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
Other versions of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class
Versions of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class with their own page. The Mercedes-Benz C-Class page covers all 326,200 licensed, whatever the version.
| Version | Licensed | SORN | Still registered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercedes-Benz C-Class C250 Elegance | 478 | 526 | 21.2% |
| Mercedes-Benz C-Class C180 Komp Sport | 737 | 46 | 80.5% |
| Mercedes-Benz C-Class C180 Komp Eleg Blueefcy | 390 | 16 | 72.4% |
| Mercedes-Benz C-Class C32 AMG | 121 | 177 | 59.5% |
| Mercedes-Benz C-Class C43 AMG | 97 | 166 | 64.5% |
| Mercedes-Benz C-Class C36 AMG | 51 | 114 | 48.7% |
| Mercedes-Benz C-Class C55 AMG | 77 | 46 | 78.8% |
| Mercedes-Benz C-Class C230 Elegance SE | 91 | 16 | 53.5% |
Data sources and methodology
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed and SORN counts | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | End of March 2026 | 107 Mercedes-Benz C-Class C230 Elegance SE 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 2008.
- This version groups DVLA’s detailed model names “C230 ELEGANCE SE AUTO”, “C230 ELEGANCE SE”. 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 number first registered since 2001. Other versions are those of the same model with the same average year of first registration.
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